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poem by a recovering anorexic

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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
what you’re thinking?
i can see it in your eyes
burrowing
tracing the outlines
of my (bones) fat
wondering
if I could wrap my hands
around my arm
and if i can't
then i might take
Every Pill
That Was
Ever
Made.
Written by manicwhirlwind
Published
Author's Note
I am new to the world of poetry and these are a few of the first poems I have written. I am currently a student and in treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Manic-Depression, both of which I have struggled with through most of my teenage life. I hope these poems act as a door to the mind and thoughts of a person struggling with mental illness.
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