Eating Disorder Poetry
Beautiful Child
Beautiful child
Lend me your ear
I have a story
You need to hear
There was a girl
I knew her well
Tried to be perfect
And then she fell
Her best was
Just not good enough
Filled with self hate
Her smile was a bluff
For so long
She lived this lie
Held her breath
Would not cry
She lost her identity
Lost herself
Stored her brightness
On a shelf
Then years later
She did cry
She got angry
She asked why
She mourned for
The years she lost
If she'd only
Known the cost
She learned that
She was more than weight
She started to let go
Of some of the hate
She learned a word
She never used
She said "No"
"I get to choose"
And finally
I saw her face
Head held high
No disgrace
So always hold
Your head up high
Get angry
Let yourself cry
No one is perfect
Just be you
Love yourself
And you'll get through
K. Martel (8/99)
Copyright 1999 by Kim Martel
