Tread lightly when you talk to her
measure out your words
as obsessively as she measures out each morsel
129 calories she’s eaten today
She knows,
she's counting.
Don't ever mention her weight
approval is encouragement
as is disgust
Don't ever mention food
she'll only use it to remind herself why she doesn't eat
she doesn't want to look like us
Talk about perfection
she knows all about that
each day the scales bring her one step closer
on her impossible pursuit
Talk about sacrifice and suffering
she knows about that
runs a marathon each week
crosses herself when presented with milkshake
like a sinner at confession
Talk about dying
she knows what that’s about
dying to be gorgeous
dying to be thin
dying to purge herself of evil fleshy sin
Tread lightly when you talk to her
measure out your words
she's dying to be beautiful
but beauty really hurts
Points: 890
Reviews: 18
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