We sat <br />Not looking at one another <br />Though we were there for the same reason. <br /> <br />Pretending the jutting bones <br />Weren't bad. <br />That we were acheiving <br />Ideal beauty. <br /> <br />We'd spent so long <br />Pinching fat on our bellies <br />Critiquing our bodies in the mirror <br />Always seeing the same <br />Abomination <br />Fat overwhelming our senses. <br /> <br />Until all we saw was fat... <br />Our lives wrapped up <br />In counting calories, <br />In watching the scale go down. <br /> <br />Each pound lost <br />A minor victory <br />When we heard <br /> 'Have you lost weight' <br />It thrilled us, It chilled us <br />It made us want to dissapear. <br /> <br />After so many years <br />Of hearing <br /> 'You have such a pretty face <br /> You would be beautiful <br /> If you lost some weight' <br /> <br />We stand tall <br />Losing insane amounts of weight <br />We stand tall <br />As our beauty fades <br />We stand tall <br />When facing our grave <br /> <br />Because... <br /> <br />Nothing is as good as being thin <br />Nothing is as good as being <br />The girl all the girls wish they were <br />And all the boys want.<br /><br />Jody Renee Pantiga<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/anorexia-5/
