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Anorexia
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A memory of a client I took care of in my work as a mental health worker...


Anorexia


Just a skeleton of herself.


Her teeth


A row of rot.


Her stringy arms


Starting to rival


The width of the


IV tubes.


But she is happy.


Smiling at the


Happy horseshit of the TV


Her cheeks sucked


To the bone,


A woman


With the voice


Of a gasping, callow child


Asks, clutching the phone:


 


“How many calories in a scone?”


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 Reviews of "Anorexia"
Reviewed by Anna M
Reviewed on October 29, 2006
An expressive piece that captures this unhappy woman vividly

Reviewed on October 25, 2006
Sad, what people will do to fit society's image of perfection. A shame, this devastating disease...thanks for the powerful reminder, heartbreaking write, Doug.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.


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