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Pledge MAG
From this point forward
I will not stand
to be unhappy
any longer.
I will not stand
to be broken down,
broken apart,
broken-hearted.
From this point forward
my success does not depend
on my waistline
and my strength does not depend
on my weakness.
My biggest fear is not
the nutrition label.
From this point forward
I will not worry those
who love me.
I will not look at those
with hip bones
and rib cages
and be jealous.
I will not be afraid
to eat the birthday cake
you made me.
I will not measure
every morsel as if
any more would make
it poison.
From this point forward
food is not my enemy
and Ana is not my friend.
Size zero is not beautiful
and 90 pounds is not ideal.
I am no longer
enslaved by my scale
and it is not an awful day
when I weigh enough
to donate blood.
From this point forward
the only things coming
out of my mouth will be
words.
I will no longer be called
Disgraceful,
Disgusting,
Distasteful.
From this point forward
I am
Inspired,
Indestructable,
Independent.
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As someone who has marked her stomach with scars, struggled with being overwight, and hangs around a bunch of skinny friends, I am inspired by this poem. Thank you so much. It is beautifully crafted and worded.
The structure is brilliant, the diction flows...an overall indescribably amazing poem. I hope you march forward to become an incredible writer someday :).
it gave me such a positive feeling.
i am truly inspired !
This is so inspiring and so true. I'm very happy that you made this poem because it made me feel better about who I am, too.
And I'm so glad that you're going to try and be healthy again.
I love this so much. Once I thought those, uh, "women" were beautiful, but now I know better (well, after reading about the extreme unhealthy measures they took to get that way). I took this pledge.
I wrote a poem with a similar theme, about true colors, thus the title "True Colors". Check it out and offer some feedback! (^_^)
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