Eating Disorders
i once had thought that i was far too fat,
my greatest dread was going to the pool,
and so for hours and hours, pensive i sat,
and then i thought, ill just not eat at all!
i dropped the pounds, i lost all the weight,
slim again, my diet had worked a treat,
but now i felt hungry, i ate and ate,
but back up it all came, i could not eat.
i became thinner and thinner, until,
i was all but husk, only bones, and skin.
my body killing me against my will,
all this because i had sought to be thin.
models so skinny led me to believe
little was beautiful, oh how naive.
john whitty
Copyright © John Whitty | Year Posted 2009
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