Nervosa

-Dedicated to all those suffering with an eating disorder. Beauty, true beauty, belies a gentrified, pretty exterior. You are not alone- Benighted whispers and spurning dreams Forthwith in blisters and burning streams Shameful saunters in billowing blight Hereto haunters with pillowing plight Weep and wither betwixt a bawling bloom Seep shall deliver amidst a falling fume Expel and deliver for the morning's bright Swell and shiver for the swarming's night -

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Skat A

Date: 8/6/2013 9:11:00 AM

Benjamin, a heartfelt dedication. xox....SKAT

Kim Van Breda

Date: 8/5/2013 7:56:00 AM

Powerful poem on such a common illness-- often hidden, and shamefully endured resulting in dire consequences.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/5/2013 6:50:00 AM

Highest mortality rate of any mental disorder. So much suffering and one of the most misunderstood diseases. Difficult for the brain to recover due to starvation syndrome. Research has now shown people have a genetic predisposition to the disorder and sometimes all it takes is an environmental trigger to cause it to be manifested. Good for you for bringing attention to their silent misunderstood suffering.