Submissions by manicwhirlwind
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
poem by a recovering anorexic
Warning:
contains 72mg/100ml caffeine
not suitable for pregnant women,
children, infants,
or hollow-girls with empty stomachs
the heart feels funny
you can’t possibly think
of swallowing.
imagine invisible calories
running down your throat
liquid poison
rotting in your stomach
lingering taste of guilt
on your tongue
bones disappearing
they’re gone! they’re gone!
fleshy flesh everywhere:
am i now
that fat girl
sitting next you
on the underground?
think i don’t know ...
contains 72mg/100ml caffeine
not suitable for pregnant women,
children, infants,
or hollow-girls with empty stomachs
the heart feels funny
you can’t possibly think
of swallowing.
imagine invisible calories
running down your throat
liquid poison
rotting in your stomach
lingering taste of guilt
on your tongue
bones disappearing
they’re gone! they’re gone!
fleshy flesh everywhere:
am i now
that fat girl
sitting next you
on the underground?
think i don’t know ...
#depression
#LifeStruggles
#bipolar
#MentalHealth
#EatingDisorder
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