starving
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The boy next door has scars that he hides.
He goes to school sad and teary-eyed.
His father beats him with a leather strap.
I feel so sorry for the little chap.
mirror mirror on the wall
tell me if i've gotten prettier at all.
don't tell me try harder, starve, carve.
mirror mirror on the wall
why is it so hard to stay so small?
i've done all you told me to do
just words written down
nothing more nothing less
until they were words about
bodies
respect
food
fuel
no longer words
but a path to recovery
"Freak
Geek
She's sweet
Oh please
Stop with the name calling
While in far away places soldiers are falling
Babies are crying
Starving
Parting ways
Hunger yawns in me
Like some waking creature
It grows, reaching angrily
Searching, scratching, howling,
For something to consume
I give it nothing
So the hunger sits, smoldering
Betraying my body.
Excersing to oblivion.
All food maticulousoy monitered.
Under the control of the fear of gaining weight.
Telling myself if I lose a few more ill be happy.
With an empty stomach I go to bed. There is no food for me tonight.
With an empty stomach I wake up. The result of the night before is taking its effect.
Starving
Desperate, Hopeless
Wishing, Wanting, Begging
College, Debt, Wealthy, Employed
Striving, Achieving, Believing
She starves herself through the night
Just to find her own experiences to write
She strives for talent and strives for attention
Just to be known by her word inventions
A girl deprived of her own dreams
i
scrubbed violently at the grime on my skin
filth dirt stain soot
struggled to cleanse the grease out of my hair
dirty oily unwashed
Just Listen…
Just listen to the words I have to say ‘cause it just might make a difference to you and me
