Sta.sh
Mornings filled with hunger pains,
Blood slowly dying in my veins,
Exercise then fall to the floor,
Haul body up then work out more,
Chest growing tight and lungs are weak,
Head to tired for tongue to speak,
A mirror hanging in the hall,
What I would give to have “it all”,
With every bite of food I fail,
Body and spirit growing frail,
Silently dining from an empty plate,
Life measured out in height and weight,
Pangs of guilt as pride begins to grow,
Rib and hip bones clearly now show,
Each extra inch breeding despair,
Body and soul now running on air,
Staring as the mirror is now too tough,
Because nothing will ever be good enough.
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Rib and hip bones clearly now show.
I think it should be
Rib and hip bones now clearly show.
Just a suggestion
so were trying to get thin get over it!
it causes your body to fail and then you die and that's exactly what's wrong with it
You are more likely to die with obesity than anorexia.
actually that's not true, it's easier to lose weight when you're obese than it is to put it back on, because although yeah exercise is difficult when you're obese, your stomach shrinks when you don't eat much and your body rejects the food.
When you're extremely underweight you experience muscle weakness, poor circulation and constant feeling of coldness, dry and yellow colored skin, long and fine downy hair growing on the face and skin, disrupted or no period at all (in women), abdominal pain, dizziness, fainting, and constipation. these are the mild effects.
Being this underweight also causes heart problems that can be fatal, osteoporosis, possible infertility, high risk of miscarriage, abnormal brain shape and size and cranial nerve damage which causes confusion, irritability, seizures and strange sensations throughout the body.
And of course, the worst effect is death.
Does this sound like something you should "love"?
The same concept applies to obesity. It's unhealthy as well and shouldn't be something someone desires or loves. Once again, having a good self image is great, and knowing that being underweight or obese doesn't define you as a person is a good thing. But you should NOT accept these things as desirable or loveable for yourself. Unless you want to die, I suppose...
Beautiful poem though