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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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This is amazing. I went through this exact same process of self-awareness. This will encourage girls to live fully and break apart from what holds them back to true happiness!
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Excellently written. The flow is superb and the message the free verse seeks to convey is inspiring.
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Wow. Beautiful! I just love this so much and it's really inspiring and uplifting. Fabulous job! =]
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very lovely and powerful. my advice for the structure of the poem is to break it up when you get a new topic like making a break before you start a new point as "From this point forward..." that would make it even more awesome cause you are straining the points and drawing attention to the new ones. do you know what i mean?
awesome, good words though.
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