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Isabel Galaxia
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since 2000-06-18
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0 posted 2000-06-18 02:45 PM


Don’t Even Bother

It’s useless to try
It’ll only make me cry
Nothing you say or do
Will make anything new

For you will never understand
What it is that makes me like this
What it is that turns me inside-out
What it is that confuses you beyond a doubt

Please don’t try to understand
Don’t make me explain
You won’t, you can’t
It’ll only cause pain

Some of you think I’ll die
Outside and in
But none of you understand
My need to be thin


I guess my topic is pretty self-explanitory.  I wasn't directing this poem at any one person.  Please reply, feel free to say whatever you want about it.  Thanks!
Bel


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Angel
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since 1999-07-02
Posts 551
Pennsylvania
1 posted 2000-06-18 03:51 PM


Isabel Galaxia~
Welcome to Passions  ! You're poem was really well written and it really hit home for me. I liked it a lot.

~Susie


"If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility."
~Henry W

anomaly187
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since 2000-06-15
Posts 284
San Francisco,CA,US
2 posted 2000-06-18 03:55 PM


wow i just love this..you wrote it perfectly!!..and i can really relate to it..keep it up!!



"Sit and drink pennyroyal tea
I'm anemic royalty
I'm on warm milk and laxatives
Cherry-flavored antacids"


Snickers
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since 2000-05-25
Posts 88
East Haddam, CT
3 posted 2000-06-18 09:19 PM


I too can relate to this.  It's kind of sad how many ppl can relate to this sort of stuff, but at least you know u'r not alone.  Welcome to Passions!     Impressive first post.  You expressed yourself very well and I truly wish the best for you.   I'll be looking for more of your work.

~<3 Alwayz~
**Nikki**

P.S. I'd really appreciate it if you'd read my poem "Accept Me Please" It's one of my deepest poems and I was hoping for some feedback on it but I only got 1 reply

StarPryncess17
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since 2000-05-31
Posts 932
Colorado
4 posted 2000-06-18 09:43 PM


Oh my dear Isabel~ I'm very sorry to hear this! I  hope you are doing something to get help. I can truly relate from the bottom of my heart. I was anorexic and in a matter of 4 months lost over 25 pounds. I just stopped eating all together. I'm not exactly sure as to how you go about achieving your "need to be thin" but I can tell you there are safer ways! I'm 15 and I weigh 102 lbs. I've gained my weight back but it was difficult. My dear, this is such a cynical world and the mixed messages are so confusing! I want you to know that I AM HERE FOR YOU!! If you need to talk, you can e-mail me. I'd be glad to talk. You can get through this. You don't need to resort to this kind of behavior. I'm sure you are a beautiful person and this is the last thing you need. Please do not hesitate to talk to me. I've been right where you are and I got through it, and you can too. MY HEART IS WITH YOU!! Love Always~*~Jessica~*~

p.s.-other than the sad reasoning behind it, this is a BEAUTIFUL poem!!


"Love is the product of our discontentment with ourselves."
"Bleeding hearts release tears of fire"
"work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt,and live everyday as if it's your last"
"Shoot for the moon, if you shall fall short, you always have the stars to fall upon"

LoveBug
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5 posted 2000-06-19 01:17 AM


Welcome to Passions!
Sadly, I can say, along with many of the other replies, that I can understand the sick obsession that drives girls to starve themselves. But I hope that you can see your inner beauty, because everything else is fleeting. If you ever need to talk, feel free to e-mail me. If you learn one thing from Passions, learn that we are here for each other.

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde

Ethan Halo
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since 2000-04-28
Posts 793
on the roof again
6 posted 2000-06-19 12:16 PM


Welcome to Passions. first, let me just say i liked you name. it's what attracted me to read the poem. very cool handle.
you poem was well composed, and it deals with a topic most gals would never fess up to. it is a most sad subject matter, but a frightening reality for some. people like this should only be concerned with one kind of acceptance.
self-acceptance.
good read and good emotion. thanks for postin it up. i'll look for more of your work.

enjoy your stay here.

We all got somethin' we need to atone for.

Ethan Halo
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since 2000-04-28
Posts 793
on the roof again
7 posted 2000-06-19 12:17 PM


Welcome to Passions. first, let me just say i liked you name. it's what attracted me to read the poem. very cool handle.
you poem was well composed, and it deals with a topic most gals would never fess up to. it is a most sad subject matter, but a frightening reality for some. people like this should only be concerned with one kind of acceptance.
self-acceptance.
good read and good emotion. thanks for postin it up. i'll look for more of your work.

enjoy your stay here.

We all got somethin' we need to atone for.

Isabel Galaxia
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since 2000-06-18
Posts 733

8 posted 2000-06-19 03:17 PM


Hi All!  Thank you all so much for your concern!  I appreciate it.  It's a hard topic for me, and one that's really important to me lately.  If you have any advice or opinions or anything, feel free to tell me.  Thanks!
Bel

Novacaine For The Soul
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since 2000-05-26
Posts 122
New Orleans
9 posted 2000-06-19 06:27 PM


dear isabel,
     this is quite a heavy topic and your poem rings true for me, i do not understand and would not no matter how hard you tried to explain... i, for one, have always prefered heavier girls... i wish i could say more, but i can only leave you with my prayers and hope that you will get whatever help you may need...

sincerely,
a sad tomato

you're such a beautiful freak... i wish there were more just like you...

amazon_lover
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since 2000-04-09
Posts 491
Dublin,Ireland
10 posted 2000-06-19 06:31 PM


Hi Isabel
Are you trying to be a model ? For in real life its always natural for people to be a bit fat or thin. Its not a big issue at all. Be whatever you are. Don't stress over this and ruin your peace. My love and wishes to you to gain peace.

SIncerely
A_L

Jeremiah Johnson
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since 2000-06-08
Posts 1223
Brooksville, Fl, U.S
11 posted 2000-06-20 03:34 AM


we'll what can i say i read this poem and it hit me. see i have a fit when a girl says she is to fat and needs to lose weight i think you should be who you are and not what people think you should be follow your own path and not in that conforming line that so many people follow in. and as the same if you want a guy to talk to about this you can email me any time and i'll write you back as soon as i read it ok? please hang in there.

I'm the lord, I'm the havoc, I'm the soul



kaile
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since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146
singapore
12 posted 2000-06-20 08:34 PM


Isabel,

i initially thought this was going to be yet another poem about lost unrequited love and was surprised at the ending...Poetically speaking, i was thrilled at your ending cos it seemed sort of jarring and jumped right up at this reader and was totally unexpected

im sorry you are going through this tough time...the social climate dictates girls to be wafer-thin and have caused them misery as they try to slim and slim....remember that its only the inner beauty that counts at the end of the day(phyiscal beauty ultimately fades away)....remember people like Kate Winslet who are not exactly slim but who are self-confident and refuse to conform...i too hope you will reach that stage

nice poem here and i do hope to read more of your work

Isabel Galaxia
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since 2000-06-18
Posts 733

13 posted 2000-06-21 10:18 PM


Everyone- thanks for your advice and concern. It really means alot to me to know that you all care!  If you want to tell me anything else feel free.  Thanks!
Bel

Artic Wind
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14 posted 2007-11-18 09:43 AM


Enjoyed

ARCTIC WIND

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