One Girl's Monstrosity
By Julia, age 16

All my emotions left me
They drained from my soul and left me empty
All these things I'd tried to be
Were to satisfy other, not to satisfy me.

I lost all control
All the actions were taking their toll
Slowly eating away at my body
My limbs were bony, my hair was knotty.

For once in my life I was actually scared
I was seeing the consequences of the cruelties
         I had bared
My situation was close to a point of isolation
Where I'd be alone to deal with my desperation.

Right then I decided to turn this mess around
To rejuvenate my spirits that had seeped
         into the ground
This girl would deal with this monstrosity no more
The order in her life was what she needed to restore.

Food was not a fear anymore; it was now a prize
No longer did the taste of it bring tears to her eyes
She broke away from the darkness and can now
         hold her head higher
This is my story; I'm an anorexia survivor.