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A Girl That I Know (TW: Contains depictions of eating disorders)
2 years ago · 4 · eating disorders, +9
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There’s a girl that I know with a smile so bright,
Her teeth even whiter than the stars in the night.
Her hair long and silky matched with honey-coloured eyes,
A style that resembled a breathtaking sunrise.
She loved with her heart like there was nothing to lose,
Ambitious, ecstatic, and sometimes confused.
No worries at all, just wild and carefree,
This girl that I know at the age of thirteen.
There’s a girl that I know whose smile’s starting to fade,
Her hair’s begun thinning and her eyes sort of glazed.
To the girls in her class, she just couldn’t compare,
Not pretty, not skinny, not wanted, “Not fair.”
Too far behind in this race to pull a win,
She thought “I just need to change. I have to be thin.”
Jealous, but determined to live the petite life she sees,
This girl that I know at the age of fifteen.
There’s a girl that I know who just can’t catch a break,
Stuffs herself with salads, but she wishes to have cake.
Do cardio, some yoga, then a five mile run,
It’s been all of 4 hours, it’s not even fun.
Restricting and bingeing, she just can’t commit,
But she’s almost at her goal, there’s no time to quit.
Smaller and smaller til she’s barely even seen,
This girl that I know at the age of eighteen.
There’s a girl that I know who’s no wider than a stick,
The thought of gaining weight makes her feel awful sick.
A rib cage, some hip bones, and a bigger thigh gap,
She thought she’d be happy, so why’s she feel like crap?
She’s dainty, and skinny, like all those girls at her school,
But what was the cost, had she just been a fool?
All she wanted to be was happy and carefree,
All this I know, because that girl is me.
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It is a pity that girls want to copy each other. Just be yourself. There are more important things in life than being thin and pretty.
ReplyIt is a pity that girls want to copy each other. Just be yourself. There are more important things in life than being thin and pretty.
ReplyI just wanted to say, whatever you are going through, I want you to remember that you are so loved and valued. I too have experienced an eating disorder, and the emptiness it brought me, even when I had lost weight. I am not trying to tell you what to do or how to fix it--I just want to let you know that someone is listening, and that someone out here cares.
ReplyThanks for letting us hear your inner feeling, I know when you feel you reached that goal weight you feel.. why doesn't I feel enjoyed with happiness.. one we all are imperfect, if you ask the ideal girl in your eyes that's pretty to you, you will be surprised to hear she doesn't like something about herself and more, I learn to make the body I have pretty and enjoy and love it. You have a wonderful day.
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