ABCs

The ABCs of a struggle too many girls have...


A is for anorexia- the choice by which we die.
B is for beauty- the dream which makes us cry.
C is for calories- that to which we cannot yield.
D is for depression- the other emptiness that we feel.
E is for energy- it is what slowly drains.
F is for food of course- the cause of all our pains.
G is for gum- what instead of food we chew.
H is for hunger- which we keep secret, or think we do.
I is for inside- where we are really screaming
J is for jilted- so we run to our own dreaming.
K is for kissing- as we kiss our joy good-bye.
L is for lying- "Yes Momma, I'm fine."
M is for missing- all the fun we've missed.
N is for nothing- which is all the things we did.
O is for the ocean- where we are afraid to go,
P is for panicked- that our bathing suits must show.
Q is for quiet- because if we talk we might admit it.
R is for reality- we're dying and thought we hid it.
S is for shocked- because we've lost control.
T is for terrified- that the hunger might brush our soul.
U is for unsure- we can't eat though we're trying.
V is for vivid- the pain of midnight crying.
W is for water- because it hurts too much to eat
X is for x-ray - we look like bones from head to feet.
Y is for youth- which we lost and no one won
Z is for zenith- when we wonder what we've done.