I've come a long way from the girl who was blinded by the fear of life without her illness,
I've come a long way from nights spent crying in front of the mirror,
I've come a long way from measuring my worth with numbers,
I've come a long way from the bones and the gaps and the tiny, tiny body,
I've come a long way from dreading every bite,
I've come a long way from lies and secrecy,
I've come a long way from desperately trying to rid myself of the evil monsters clawing at my stomach,
I've come a long way from being so consumed with my illness that I was my illness,
I am no longer my eating disorder.
Now I am a person,
I am someone who smiles and laughs just because,
I am someone who has friends and family that she loves,
I am someone who loves singing and dancing and has the energy to do those things,
I am someone who embraces opportunities even when they're scary,
I am someone who enjoys food,
I am someone who nourishes her body and her mind,
I am someone who has a future,
I am someone who has an eating disorder, not someone who is an eating disorder,
I am someone who wont be held back by anorexia.
Now I am alive.
I've come a long way.
