Why is my desire to lose weight so strong? When deep down I know that it is all totally wrong?

The visible ribs? The hollow tummy? Is it really worth avoiding all those foods which are so yummy?

The hunger pains; your new ‘high’, but surely its not worth it if you die?

Your heart rate so slow, and body temperature so low, but still you want those last few kilograms to go.

At what point do you realise enough is enough? I believe in you, you can do this; you are mentally tough.

Eating doesn’t make you weak, realistically, it helps your bones not to creak.

Your 19 years young, what are you doing to yourself? Why are you putting so much strain on your health?

Your poor family and friends watching you starve, while those tasty steaks they sit and carve.

They tuck in and enjoy them, as you sit with your salad; lifeless and numb, making you feel so invalid.

But this is your life and you only have one, so get up and fight until this self hatred is gone.

Your hips and your collar bones do not need to be seen to make you feel whole, your life isn’t worth having your head down the toilet bowl.

Tuck in, and eat; it doesn’t make you selfish, it purely gives you the chance to have life to relish.

Today is your day; everyday is yours, so go out and live it, be free and run the shores.

Tell me how your storm went, have you ever suffered?

If so, have you gotten through it? Have you fully recovered?

Each day I wake up thinking, is today going to be the day,

that all this pain and heartbreak might actually go away?

Hour by hour, day by day,

Stopping fighting for a moment, will only make it stay.

So, we have to keep on going, and fighting for our lives;

otherwise our demons will only stab us with their knives.

Here’s to life, and here’s to love, we must strive towards our dream.

because striving towards happiness is the way to make our smiles truly gleam.