HER BODY IS A BATTLEGROUND
When all she sees is chaosA diet looksLike a recipe for peaceAt least in her bodyAt least where she longs for controlAnd don’t we all want peaceAt least some small soft lovable peaceSo she takes herLongingDesireFearSadnessPuts it on a dietAs if to tame the wild...
LA, LA, LA, I CAN’T HEAR YOU Note to My Wisest Teacher: My Body
I can’t hear you Or reallyI just don’t want to hear you I don’t want to hear that youNeed to take a breakNeed waterNeed to peeNeed a vegetable I don’t want to hearThe feelingsThe discomfortThe pain And sometimesI can’t even hear you at...
WHY DID I EAT THAT!? Again.
Why did I eat that!? Again. My Belly hurts.I knew it would. But I ate it anyway. I know exactly what to do.To feel good To feel like I’mTaking care of me But I don’t do it. I feel like it’s an endless loop; Always making the “bad” choiceHoping for another...
Eating Our Sadness
EATING OUR SADNESSSadnessDisappointmentLossSits in our bellyUndigestibleWe are feeling griefMany different kinds of grief:Change GriefNormal as we knew it is lostDisappointment lives hereAnticipatory GriefWe are heading into a stormInsecurity lives...
