they say,
you can’t have this body
and this sickness.
but they don’t hear
the screaming silence,
don’t see
the empty plates,
don’t feel
the shame that
swallows you whole.
to them,
you are just
too much.
to you,
you are never
enough.
Dec 27, 2024
Dec 27, 2024 at 10:27 PM UTC
they say,
you can’t have this body
and this sickness.
but they don’t hear
the screaming silence,
don’t see
the empty plates,
don’t feel
the shame that
swallows you whole.
to them,
you are just
too much.
to you,
you are never
enough.
how it feels to be fat with anorexia and bulemia
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