it's as though i pride myself
in the reassuring bones that
pertrude against the skin of my
hip. it tells me: i have control.
my protesting ribs who dare not
be hidden among my flesh, oh how
they bare themselves - perfection.
the hollows of my cheeks tell me
that i am whole - though my body
is not. this obsession and compulsion
will drive me further into my world
of eliteness. for i shall starve my
body in order to feed my ego.
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