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Tears of Glass Member
since 2000-12-04
Posts 182Physically? VA.... Mentally? I'm not quite sure |
Prenote: I wrote this as a response to a pro-anorexic site I visited a few days ago during a sudden moment of clarity. As I'm sitting here... I'm crying and wondering WHY? Why do we punish ourselves? How can we not see our own beauty? This disease doesn't help. It's no cure. This ED is a silent killer, And we are letting it win. How can we sit here, And tell tricks and stories, Knowing that the next person Who discovers this disease, Could be our sisters, Our best friends, Or even our future daughters. They will read these stories and follow them. How did we let ourselves become role models? We claim that we have the world, And we claim that we feel beautiful. But those innocent eyes of those we love, Or once did, Will only see glamor. How can we trick them into believing That their own lives Will be shattered by this? Thinness is not beauty. You say no one understands, And you probably think I don't either. But I understand... All too well. For I have been there. I've lost it all. And I can be the first one to say That it's not worth it. I beg you... Do not let this cycle carry on to other people! We are beautiful, Not because we are the perfect weight, But because we all have talents... So many talents That we haven't even discovered them all. Let one be a strength. We can't let this beat us... There is no glory or glamour In hurting our friends, Our family, Or ourselves. We are so much more than what we think. If there is no one else who believes in us, We have to believe in ourselves And know that we believe in each other as well. Though we are a strangers, We have been there, And we have gone through this on our own. I challenge everyone here to do the same. Find the beauty inside of you. The beauty that will not come out Of punishing ourselves thin. *Jennifer I would love to hear possible title suggestions for this one... [This message has been edited by Tears of Glass (edited 02-09-2001).] |
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Acies
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
What a positive thought to share to everyone else. I'm glad to see you're doing better and have found answers to some of life's questions. keep it up. I see no changes, wake up in the morning I ask myself, "Is life worth living or should I blast myself" TUPAC SHAKUR |
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DancinQueen
since 2000-07-29
Posts 1092Kokomo,IN,USA |
acire are you on??? --But yeah, very good poem..I have a friend that's bulemic (sp) And she wont get help and she denys it and I dont know what we're going to do. But great job  If only we all felt this way¤Sometimes the hardest thing to get over, is something you never really had¤ |
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Neokrew Member
since 2000-12-24
Posts 60VA |
Hey Babe (not you jenifer), As alway great poem, cya in school tommorow heheh and you can talk to me know because I finaly replied --Neo |
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jeremydraul Senior Member
since 2000-08-01
Posts 1118State of Despair |
WOW, you really opened my eyes on this issue. Your concern is very sincere here...thanks for the read. "Eating Us Away" "Self Affliction" "Subjugating Disease" JeremY "I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. -William Faulkner (Noble Prize Speech.) |
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Dark Enchantress Senior Member
since 1999-07-27
Posts 1258meet Morgana |
I liked "Eating Us Away" that Jeremy suggested before. Anyway, you're poem is just wonderful in so many ways because it is so pure and so true. Your honesty and desperation for the awakening of minds is evident and inspiring. I hope we can all take this far. I am no one if not myself. Angel of Darkness [This message has been edited by Dark Enchantress (edited 02-10-2001).] |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Very powerful poem here. I liked it very much......titles...... Internal Decay Crumbles Happy Lie Yea so there you go!  I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. I'm in love with my shadow I admire it daily |
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