I Eat
I eat to numb the pain
my mom wants me to be
what she sees in herself
she worships the mirror
cause it blesses her reflection
I wasn't that lucky
therefore I eat
to lose the image I should be
according to dear mother
Every crumb that my hands touches
every taste that my mouth savors
I smile cause she can't control this
she can't make me like her
when the scale says 200
She may disapprove
I may get stared at
but knowing that i'm different
knowing that i'm not just a clone
of my sisters
makes me feel unique
even if I have to be called
big boned denise
that will be ok
I'd give Anything to not be the kind of mother
she was to me
even my body
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