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100 flavors of Guilt
November 22, 2014
I love to eat.
Ben & Jerry’s Late Night Snack, Everything But The…
Chips, salsa, guacamole.
Waffles, bagels, cereal.
Popcorn, candy, cookies.
I’ll take it all.
Don’t blink.
It’s gone.
All gone.
We accept the love we think we deserve.
I deserve the love of chocolate milk and thousands of calories.
The very idea of gaining weight constricts my breathing,
but finishing a pizza means I’ve finished the race.
I’ve won the grand prize.
10 minutes bent over a toilet,
and a moment of relief
from the monster living inside of me.
© Anonymous
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Ashesfalldown GOLD said...
on Dec. 5 2014 at 12:05 pm
This is an amazing poem, thank you for sharing. I also struggle with the same disease and have written about it, if you want to check it out. Let me know if you ever need to talk.
I was inspired to write this poem by my own experiences of struggling with an eating disorder.