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Trigger warning ~ Eating disorder poem
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In light of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, starting as of 24th Feb...a poem written by myself depicting the journey..
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No one would have spared a thought,
A simple food will make us distraught,
this truth remains unknown,
Or ones people nod a no.
Anorexia is a restricted eat,
Making sure the hunger doesn't beat,
A feed is as little as I can count,
Just to avoid a dreaded future mount,
As the eyes watch the scales go down,
It gives nothing more than a frown,
Yet somehow it reaches a pleasure,
Remaining a need to measure.
I may not want to,
but inside I have to,
As much as i try to give it away,
I cannot take it a different way
Bulimia is when I eat till I’m full,
Well I think, Not yet until,
I'm at the floor where it takes the mick,
Because it’s now out as sick.
Disgusting I know
But what else do I know
I can't say or do no,
So this is me now.
Eating till I cannot handle, as I binge,
So much it makes my body cringe.
It helps me deal with my emotions,
Hoping it won’t lead to later frustrations.
Whenever I take a bite.
I wish to remain light,
Don't want to say fat
looking in the mirror or lieing on a mat.
Some eating disorders are unknown,
I cannot do it, so I say no.
EDNOS is a bit of all three,
Falsely saying it is not as severe.
Stereotypes and myths,
why believe this,
Thinking it only affects some,
Not all or everyone.
That it only affects young girls, others give it a miss,
Boys are not immune, it affects all and everyone,
Not just some or a single one,
Stigma and talks, bias us all,
Spreading embarrassment across the mall,
And so I hide the pain of shame,
afraid of this being attached to my name,
Just because I can't bear the taste
My body slowly turns into waste,
Then slowly it all happens to haste,
That others join in to fight the chase,
People debate and curious
Are eating disorders serious
See again, rising hospital admissions
As staying alive once again is a mission,
When the body is tired
It's all so wired
As if I'm trapped in a cage,
body taking a sudden increasing age,
So don't you say
No support today,
As it may just be
A little late for me
Support the recovery, please
Before a depart at least
Don't give this a miss
Lend a hand at least.
TW://
No one would have spared a thought,
A simple food will make us distraught,
this truth remains unknown,
Or ones people nod a no.
Anorexia is a restricted eat,
Making sure the hunger doesn't beat,
A feed is as little as I can count,
Just to avoid a dreaded future mount,
As the eyes watch the scales go down,
It gives nothing more than a frown,
Yet somehow it reaches a pleasure,
Remaining a need to measure.
I may not want to,
but inside I have to,
As much as i try to give it away,
I cannot take it a different way
Bulimia is when I eat till I’m full,
Well I think, Not yet until,
I'm at the floor where it takes the mick,
Because it’s now out as sick.
Disgusting I know
But what else do I know
I can't say or do no,
So this is me now.
Eating till I cannot handle, as I binge,
So much it makes my body cringe.
It helps me deal with my emotions,
Hoping it won’t lead to later frustrations.
Whenever I take a bite.
I wish to remain light,
Don't want to say fat
looking in the mirror or lieing on a mat.
Some eating disorders are unknown,
I cannot do it, so I say no.
EDNOS is a bit of all three,
Falsely saying it is not as severe.
Stereotypes and myths,
why believe this,
Thinking it only affects some,
Not all or everyone.
That it only affects young girls, others give it a miss,
Boys are not immune, it affects all and everyone,
Not just some or a single one,
Stigma and talks, bias us all,
Spreading embarrassment across the mall,
And so I hide the pain of shame,
afraid of this being attached to my name,
Just because I can't bear the taste
My body slowly turns into waste,
Then slowly it all happens to haste,
That others join in to fight the chase,
People debate and curious
Are eating disorders serious
See again, rising hospital admissions
As staying alive once again is a mission,
When the body is tired
It's all so wired
As if I'm trapped in a cage,
body taking a sudden increasing age,
So don't you say
No support today,
As it may just be
A little late for me
Support the recovery, please
Before a depart at least
Don't give this a miss
Lend a hand at least.
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