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Alexis A
Poems
May 2014
Being Pretty
I told you
just the other day
that I wanted to be a movie star
if only I was pretty
you stared into my eyes
and asked if my mirror was broken
'cause I looked straight off the runway stunning
I rolled my eyes
and said stop with the lies
I just want to be pretty
A few days later
I wanted to be a model
goodbye food,
hello gym
I said I could do it if I was pretty
you slapped me so hard
trying to bring me back to reality
but it was too late
she was already controlling me
Two weeks later
I'm told I'm gonna die
if I keep this up
but I want to become a singer
and a dancer
so back to the bathroom
goodbye binge
You took me to the ER
where people stopped and stared
at the girl who would do anything
to believe she's pretty
This is about my personal struggle with anorexia, so don't judge. I'm still in recovery, but I'm ready to let her (Ana) go.
#eating
#disorder
#die
#movie
#perfect
#star
#my
#ana
#anorexia
#thin
#struggle
#ed
#model
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