Binge and Purge

Gorging with impunity to fill an empty void
of hollow needs and guilty deeds that fester
unceasing, into fissures of a vacuous soul
searching, without finding a way to make it whole

Purging with obsession to cleanse a tarnished image
Of distorted ideals with unrealistic appeals that flaunt
False messages into unsuspecting circuits of the mind
Revolving endlessly without stopping to unwind

Binging with a ravenous urge to quell the anguish
of taunted jeers and unfounded fears of rejection
spinning uncontrollably without cause or reason
into fragmented notions and confused emotions

Repelling with compulsion to assuage the shame
Of inaccessible goals and lost controls that mock
Incessantly with bitterness that burns the wounds within
Disgorging undigested pieces of a broken whole

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 8/2/2011 1:40:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest again Marilyn. I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/9/2011 5:23:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one of PoetrySoup's contest. The best to you in the finals Marilyn. Love Carol
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Date: 12/7/2010 9:16:00 AM
Congratulations Marilyn on your excellent poetry being featured this week on PoetrySoup. May you have many more features. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/5/2010 7:39:00 PM
Hi June and thank you so much for your comment on this poem and for your compassion as well. This poem is not about myself personally, as I do not have any eating disorders. I do however have several friends that do. I am amazed that I managed to write this so convincingly, that you believed I was writing about myself. This is indeed a huge compliment!! Love and blessings Marilyn
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Date: 12/5/2010 5:32:00 PM
Hi Marilyn.This is certainly dramatic,and deep. I feel.Not a light read but intelligently written,hope you find yourself and your path in life.You're definitely a poet and a good one.Congratulations making the home page.I like this and feel Ive managed to get into your mind through the thoughts you have conveyed.Thank you for sharing.Love June(Sylvia)
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