Talking about themselves,
her friends never stop,
to think of her silence,
or how her eyes always drop,
when they mention fat,
when they mention weight loss,
how skinny that girl is,
how fat those girls are,
diet, diet, diet,
thinking in her head,
she laughs;
if only they knew,
if only they noticed,
when they mention my weight,
it is not effortless,
she thinks of the pain,
and laughs again,
if only they knew,
she was slowly dieing,
and was too tired to move,
because she was starving,
yet no,
they don't notice,
they call her lazy,
never stopping to wonder why,
'how is she so thin'
'she's so lazy'
she laughs at this once more,
if only they looked at her,
and noticed her ribs,
her hip bones,
her collarbones,
her eyes,
so full of tortured pain,
they would know what weight loss is,
what diet means to her,
and maybe,
just maybe,
they would realize thier weight,
is -just fine-...
Anorexia is a serious problem that everyone needs to be aware of. Too much emphasis is placed on the 'thin' body rather than the 'healthy' body. Good poem that brings attention to this important issue. A '10! ' Warm Wishes, Marilyn
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Love yourself and then, Think not to gain or lose, Think not of fat or thin, Loveliness choose.