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Eating Disorders, Young Boys and Girls

The glass has teeth—
it bites at dawn,
gnawing away what flesh I thought was mine.

A rib is a rung to heaven,
but the ladder never ends.
Numbers bloom red on the bathroom scale,
they hum like insects in the skull.

I am a mannequin—
wire shoulders, hollow eyes,
a smile stitched with needles.

Children bruise themselves
against invisible rulers.
They carve equations into skin:
less, less,

Categories: disorders, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse

effects of mental disorders

facing disorders at an early age is "your" fault
this isn't what i learned, what i was taught
thinking of the memories my disorder has brought
"this is normal", that's what we thought
i talk to someone, they label me as crazy
i'm just begging for someone to save me
now they only see what i want them to see
the color

Categories: disorders, 11th grade, anxiety, depression,
Form: Rhyme

A Letter About My Friend Ana

A letter about my friend Ana

She stood tall, skeletal, and proud
Her glowing locks choking those that were drawn too close,
Her blinding smile removing the vision of anyone who dared to smile back
She scared me,
But being scared is better than not feeling at all
And having someone is better than having no one,
So I followed her. 

One

Categories: disorders, 11th grade, abuse, addiction,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

The Girl

The girl thought she had it beat,
But then she couldn’t stand to eat,
Not even a single piece of meat. 

The girl started to disappear,
She begged for help but no one could hear.
She didn’t want to be here,
All she was, was a peer.

The girl was so obsessed with her weight,
She began monitoring what she ate.
Soon she

Categories: disorders, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse

There Are Days When

Because I have a friend who suffers from mental illness




There are days when I choose to just stop and just stare
At you in the mirror yes you inside there
There are days when I will argue and fight you allowed
Some would be won arguments but mostly just drowned
There are days when I notice the grin on

Categories: disorders, anxiety, mental illness,
Form: Rhyme

Slippery Slopes

How slippery the slope is
That you just climbed up.


6/13/2018
Kale Brereton

Categories: disorders, addiction, anxiety, depression, for
Form: Epigram

The Beauty of You

The beauty of you

Ups and downs in life
This beautiful journey
If life was just good days
It’d be flat just like the Prairies

But its not
And neither are you
As much as we are the same
We are different too

Our beauty lies within
Sometimes it is in a dark place
Sometimes it is hidden
This beauty of yours
Is not just your reflection

This beauty

Categories: disorders, beautiful, beauty, cheer up,
Form: Rhyme

Mental Disorders

Mental Disorders

My Brain,
My Brain is as messed up as this world.
“why?”
The doctors,
The doctors say medicine will help.
“This is just too much.”
The therapists,
The therapists say talking will help
“I hate this.”
They don’t know.
“No one understands.”
No one can help.
“Please, take me away from this.”
No one can stop the voices.
“It’s consuming me.”
I feel, 
I feel alone and broken.
“Everyone always

Categories: disorders, anxiety, depression,
Form: Bio

Disorders Galore

BIPOLAR BIPOLAR  send Carly 
right OVER!
Disorders GALORE. 
Wait something's different...
This diagnosis I was given is no 
MORE! 
He thinks I seem to have this 
figured out, or this is an 
amazing ACT!
Because he thinks I'm cured, 
and  he's never wrong. 
His motives are always EXACT!

Maybe his eyes were set on the 
wrong TARGET?

Categories: disorders, abuse
Form: Free verse

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

Categories: disorders, healthme,
Form: Sonnet