The walls harbor my secrets Pink wall paper Tucks them away as I sleep Ballerinas dance in my head I want to be like them Graceful, thin, light My secret scrapes at a dinner plate Longing for more But begging for less I want to be her The girl in my dreams Who has perfect pirouettes But when I wake My knees meet Bathroom tiles Bile spills into A porcelain bowl I'm not a ballerina I'm a bulimic