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Anorexic Lies
Absurdity, the new sanity
Fetid breaths flow with serenity
as futile conversations stream through the clogged air
Perfect mirrors walk around as if they were unique
Vacant bodies parade the streets
with their bones trying to trespass their bruised skin
Slim figures stand on weighing scales
Biting their nailless index fingers with dismay
Labyrinthine organs endeavoring to survive
as poisoned fingers ring uvulas like Christmas bells
Heaving their diet through the pipelines
and sobbing at the mirrors’ bony reflection
Broad bodies are envisaged as grotesque
and microscopic holes of flesh get scrutinized by vicious souls
Quixotic icons grin with incredulity
as they observe their altered faces on magazine covers
Tormenting thoughts of a utopian silhouette
Whirl inside a dissolving feeble heart
Shallow bodies evaporate
as a gust blows their aspirations away
Chestnut boxes grip bleak corpses
as gruesome worms navigate inside lifeless flesh
Eternally dormant in a breathtaking world
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Anorexic Lies is a raw representation of my life two years ago. I had an eating disorder that later on developed other unhealthy habits. This poem is a reflection of what I like to think as a past life, but it can also be perceived as an observation of the world and its absurd beauty standards. The writing process of this piece was not challenging at all, the real challenge was deciding whether to make it a part of my portfolio or not. In the end, I decided to make it a part of my portfolio since it demonstrates how poetry allows me to express my thoughts and feelings with explicit technicalities that any other form of writing can’t. My peers along with Ms. Claire gave me exact and useful suggestions to specific parts of the piece that made it a truly unique and reflective. My goal with this poem was to express my observations on beauty standards these days and fusing them with my opinion. I truly hope that the reader can cogitate this piece onto their life.