"I ******* hate myself."
"Constantly there's a voice telling me: you're not skinny enough."
"I want to be skinnier."

Collarbones, jutting out,
protruding spines,
hipbones that could cut diamonds.

Purposeful, not biological.
Young girls, skipping meals
to be considered "beautiful,"
but at what cost?

My stomach turns as I scroll.
To think,
one year ago,
that was me.

Starving is not beautiful.
Purging is not beautiful.
Loving yourself is.