Pain hurts, yet I feel nothing.

Words scream at me, yet I hear nothing.

The mirror shows me what is real, but I see nothing.

Emotion is strong, yet I block it out.

I want to be free, but I deny everything.

I am scared, so I don’t eat.

I am upset, so I don’t eat.

I am everything I hate, so I don’t eat.

All I want is to feel, but I can’t.

All I want is to be accepted, but I can’t accept myself.

Inside me is a voice, and it wants pain.

Inside me is a voice, who brings nothing but shame

Inside me is a voice, driving me slowly insane.

© 2008 Dawn