Poems About Eating Disorders by Top Critiquers

i look in the mirror
at my body and think:
"i'm not actually
skinny yet..."

like it's something
i have to get to
a certain point
and then i will be

but i know that
even when i was
105 pounds
after i left john

i still wanted
even then
even more
even less

i still wanted
to be even smaller
i'm never
thin enough

i want my
bones to show
skeletal
like death

instead
i binge eat
myself to sleep
again ...

an ED is an
adaptable
disorder it

Truly fits in
many boxes

it's a flight
addiction
obsession

and a curse

i'm trying to
restore my

relationship
with food via
photography

capturing my
self with fruits

and veggies

create poetry
with my ED in
the lead role

use food as
a verb & play

with the words

using my curse
as a step to cure

close your eyes...if it offends...
...if you don't wish to see...
...turn a blind eye...the way you do injustice
...it isn't really there...just pretend
live in denial if you must
but stop belittling what doesn't affect you
hating for its own sake
nobody's saying ya gotta date 'em
look to your personal environ

I'm here to tell you...
...it's real
they will troll you
feed foul names & images into your mind
make you feel less than...
...or too much...
{as if we already didn't...}
...it's relentless
...