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Pledge MAG
From this point forward
I will not stand
to be unhappy
any longer.
I will not stand
to be broken down,
broken apart,
broken-hearted.
From this point forward
my success does not depend
on my waistline
and my strength does not depend
on my weakness.
My biggest fear is not
the nutrition label.
From this point forward
I will not worry those
who love me.
I will not look at those
with hip bones
and rib cages
and be jealous.
I will not be afraid
to eat the birthday cake
you made me.
I will not measure
every morsel as if
any more would make
it poison.
From this point forward
food is not my enemy
and Ana is not my friend.
Size zero is not beautiful
and 90 pounds is not ideal.
I am no longer
enslaved by my scale
and it is not an awful day
when I weigh enough
to donate blood.
From this point forward
the only things coming
out of my mouth will be
words.
I will no longer be called
Disgraceful,
Disgusting,
Distasteful.
From this point forward
I am
Inspired,
Indestructable,
Independent.
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I was looking at the site trying to descisde whther or not to describe, and you just made my mind up.
Thank-you, and for more than just helping me decide.
i don't care what anyone else commented, but i really liked it. it's really different from what i write about. i usually find a fantasy for me like put myself in different shoes. i never stopped to think about how i felt or what i wanted.
i liked it 8]
The first thing I like about this poem is how raw your feelings are. It seems like youarent holding back anymore, like this has been building up inside you for a long time.
And to whoever commented above me (ThatEsotericGirl.), please respond to someone's poetry in a nice way. Stop trying to plug your work in her comment section.
kthanks :)
The only things coming out of my mouth will be words."
My favorite part.
This poem is so inspiring... You are an amazing writer. Keep up the good work!
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If you live to be one hundred, I want to live to be one hundred minus one day, so that I'll never have to live without you. -Winnie the Pooh