Heather

(1)

Heather

Paper thin

Skin and bones

Light as a feather

Heather

Doesn’t eat

Doesn’t sleep

What a feat

Heather

Rock for a heart

Wont show emotions

Skin tough as leather

Heather

Will lie

Wont cry

Going to die

 (2)

Head in a toilet

Insert fingers

Into mouth

Heather’s made a mistake

She ate

Promise me one thing

“Never again”

Is said

But then done again

And again

Cuts on her fingers

Sore throat

Bulimia’s toll

All because she ate

A mistake

Now she can’t stop

It’s begun

Never stop

“Must consume food”

Till doom

Heather’s turned from

Silent killer

Beautiful anorexia

Into a monster beast

Bulimic feast

Loud noises, clamored thoughts

Never stop

Never stop

Finally at her largest

Death charges

 (3)

What set off?

Poor darling Heather

Use to weigh

The same as a feather

Not anymore

Can’t live anymore

Swallows a bottle of pills

Proving that

Beauty kills

And so does medicine

Heather has with bulimia

Struggled for years

Giving up, giving in

Her biggest fears

And yet she does just that

Lights flash around Heather’s face

Ambulance noises, someone crying