deadly image

by sasha - Aries

she lives in an oversize body
no one seems to understand
they point and laugh just to tease
do they ever consider her feelings
it happen long ago her father had died
eating was the only way she could hide
the pain, food helped heal
it was the only way she could deal
You stare and you laugh
but do you ever stop to realize
what you are doing to her self esteem and pride
have another donut fat cow
those are the harsh words you speak
or how bout wide load, or fatty, pig
go on a diet and you wont be so big
do you ever consider that maybe its not her fault
she goes home and cries, her pride is shattered
she looks in the mirror and gags at her image
she is fat what a shame
boys wont ask her out cause they think she is gross
nasty and full of rolls
she tries to feel good about herself puts on a pretty dress
and fixes her hair, a little bit of perfume
does she get a compliments no she gets more put downs
girl your belly is too fat for the gown
no one understands how she feels
whats running through her mind
she sits in the bathroom alone at night
she heard about this girl who lost twenty pounds in a week
became beautiful and raised her self esteem
all the boys wanted to go out with her
the lady on the television says that thin is in
and all the newest fashions are size three
all these things are running through her head
she heard of this thing called bulemia
heard that it could make her beautiful
all she had to do was eat alot and throw up
so she stuffed her face at dinner 
walked into the bathroom and sat down on the floor
stared at the pictures of the models and jammed her finger down her throat
that night she went to sleep with a smile on her face
this would be her little secret and when she was thin enough
the world will be shock she too will be beautiful like the models in the magazine
sadly enough she wasnt lucky or as tough
The little fat girl died a day before she turned thirteen

Reason for writing:

    i wrote this because television and magazines and society make being beautiful such an important issue..they can say be yourself and love you for you yet turn around and put those waifish models in teen magazines and say this is how you need to look, i wrote this about my next door neighbor she was 12 and 175 pounds a very talented writer and artist but no one focused on that, she became obsessed with losing weight so obsessed that it drove her to death..its really sad    

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2001-02-07 22:49:18
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:32
Poem ID: 60182

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