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Dec 2012
Lately, I been quietly
feeding myself to bursting-
belly tight as a drum
every evening, in the vague hope of
creating something tangible
to fill a void left by
god knows what, regardless,
I wake up each morning
pitifully unchanged, and
hollow as ever.
Often, when recovering, one's metabolism is boosted so much by the reintroduction of food that it is actually easier to lose weight than gain it. Whoever inhabits this new body has to work twice as hard to not lose weight in the months that follow.
Wrenderlust
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   Daniel Magner
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