Bulimia.

by Leah   Nov 25, 2011


What goes down, must come back up.
Empty out all the guilt and regret.
Replace it with emptiness.
The secret, lying in between my lips.
With every bite I swallow my tears and put the pain behind me.
What they don't know is I'm not okay.
My fingers slide down my throat and my stomach yells.
But Ana and Mia smile.
Guilt runs down my arm ridding me of my disrespect.
I keep going until there's nothing left.
Just my self hatred stained onto my confidence.
And I am pure.

Please comment and rate? Thank you soo much!(:

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  • 14 years ago

    by Leah

    Wow. Thanks for the feedback! Soo much(: I'll fix it up and dafanitly use your tips C: thanks again

  • 14 years ago

    by BlueEyedMystery

    I like the poem, but I think if you wanted to make it better, you could put more of your emotions into it. Describe how you feel before/during/after you purge. Make it where people can relate to how you're feeling. That's what will make it a poem that people want/enjoy reading.

    I can tell there's some emotion in it already, but it's most just describing what Bulimia is, what happens when you're a Bulimic. That's good to have in the poem too, it's just not the most important thing.

    With every bite I swallow my tears and put the pain behind me.
    ^
    I like this line, because of the emotion, but it needs some punctuation. I had to read it a few times to know when to pause. There should be a comma after "bite." :]

    Guilt runs down my arm ridding me of my disrespect.
    ^
    I like how you talk about guilt here. People can relate to feeling guilty. Maybe just elaborate a little more. Why exactly do you feel guilty?

    Just my self hatred stained onto my confidence.
    ^
    I reeaally love this line. It's one of my favorites in the poem. It's really personal to admit how much self-hatred you have, and it makes me feel like I'm getting to know you more. Like you're revealing the real you. And the last part of the line? Wow. "Stained into my confidence." <-- That's really good word choice. Very powerful.

    And I am pure.
    ^
    I loooove the ending. But, I'd definitely take out the word "And." Don't use words that you don't really need. It takes away from the beauty of the poem. But the "I am pure" part is the pure essence of Bulimia. It's about being pure and beautiful and having control. So that captured it perfectly.

    So overall, this poem definitely has some good potential. There's some really great parts to it, and some parts that could use improvement. But just remember, in the end it's your poem, and everyone else's opinion.. is just that, an opinion. Everything I said is just a suggestion, and how you feel about your poem is what really matters.

    So great job!

    Cayce

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