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Small wrists, thin thighs
Purple nails, pretty lies
Brittle hair, cracking lips
Ice cold-feet, shrinking hips

Waking up, and wondering how
Waiting for death, and wanting it now
Nothing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
In the pursuit of being thinner

Helplessly watching the number drop
Wondering when it’s time to stop
Crying yourself to sleep at night
Every meal with mom is a fight

Stares as you walk down the street
But all you need is the fat to deplete
Dizzy head, unquenched thirst,
Will insanity or starvation **** you first?

Sunken in cheeks and hollow eyes
Eyes so fixated on that prize
The hunger high and comfort of induced death
Keep disappearing ‘til there’s nothing left

Protruding bones and a body weak
Nothing to pass my lips; Record: three day streak
Hair falling out in chunks endlessly
Run, run, run; Burn calories relentlessly

Stomach growling,
I think I’m drowning
In
My
Own
m i n d
 Apr 2019 Drew Vincent
be-no-one
it wasn't until the sun rose
that I realized
just how much
I was in love with the moon
 Apr 2019 Drew Vincent
blackbiird

nothing would make me happier
than to hold your hand for the rest of our lives
grow old with you
and watch our grandchildren play under
the magnolia trees in the summer sun.

 Apr 2019 Drew Vincent
Nikita
Lick my lips
Cradle my face
Gaze into my eyes
And tell me I'm safe
I love him
I tell myself
I know that
We will be together forever
I don’t believe that
We could be separated
My thoughts tell me that
He’s the love of my life
Sometimes my heart lies and says
I could live an eternity
Without him
Like my friends say
“We’re perfect for each other”
And you can’t tell me
He’s not the one.

Now read from bottom to top.
 Apr 2019 Drew Vincent
tobi
thank god i can’t write good poetry
the best poetry comes from pain and hurt if you ask me
so although i can’t write like i used to
at least it means i’m doing alright
hurting is healing
In a drop of you, I lost an ocean of me.
 Apr 2019 Drew Vincent
Maria Etre
The second I fell for you
gave me a glimpse
into a lifetime
National Poetry Month
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