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When People Said That an Eating Disorder Had a Different Voice I Didn't Know They Meant This

December 20, 2021
By OliviaCluchey SILVER, Montgomery, Illinois
OliviaCluchey SILVER, Montgomery, Illinois
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It's alright, right?

Yes, it's alright.

Are you sure?

I am sure.

Are you certain?

Certain as can be.

Will it hurt?

Not in the slightest.

But what if I can't?

Can't what?

What if I can't do it?

You want to, right?

I do.

You're the one making the decision in the first place.

I am.

You want this, no?


No.


But you do.


I don't.

Yes, you do.

I do, but I don't.

You say you will, yet you won't.

I can't.

But you can.

I don't want to.

But you will.

Why must I?

Because you know it's the only way.

No, it's not.

Yes it is. You know the truth just as I.

I do.

Yet you won't?

I want to.

You want to?

I do.

So you shall?

I shan't but I would if I could.

But you can.

No, I can't.


You should and you said if you could,

You would,

But you can't,

So what are you to do?


I-


You have to,

I don't care what you say,

I don't care what you think,

You will do as I pray.

We are one and it's always been that way.

Yet you still ignore me?

What progress have we made?

NONE!

It's time I take control.

You'll be happier.


No, you will not!


It's already done.


The author's comments:

This poem is about eating disorders and mental health.


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Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Dec. 25 2021 at 8:14 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.
--me

The way you kept this going so long is amazing--you're a poet!