I once knew a girl

she was happy as could be 

loved herself and knew her worth

but then she grew up

 

I once knew a girl

who thought she was so grown up

she began to desire control

control over her body

 

I once knew a girl

who made a friend named Ana

she and Ana became the best of friends

until the day she got too close

 

I once knew a girl

so consumed with fear

she couldn't escape

she couldn't control

and she was all alone

 

I once knew a girl

who was afraid of gaining weight

she never ate

she ran three miles a day

running from her fear

 

I once knew a girl

who was thin and pale and dizzy

she loved to starve, she loved to suffer

so afraid of her ownself

 

I once knew a girl

who was told that she could die

she cried and cried

she was so afaid

to fight the monster inside

 

I once knew a girl

who was brave

she took the first steps

she stopped running

and faced the monster inside

 

I once knew a girl 

who was braver than any I knew

she tried and tried 

and slowly, slowly

she beat the monster inside

 

I know a girl

who is happy and healthy once more

no longer in the grips of anorexia

she is no longer afraid