Turning a blind eye

To people struggling,

The stigma,

The jokes about

A serious disorder,

Doesn't help

The disorder with the

Highest mortality rate

Of any mental disorder.

They might believe

They aren't "sick enough",

Don't look "sick enough",

Their problem is

"Nothing to worry about."

But they sometimes forget

Counting calories constantly

Isn't normal.

Excercise to exaustion

And then some

Isn't normal.

Praying another pound

Won't be gained

Isn't normal.

Losing control

Isn't normal.

But they don't look

As bad as

The people

In the media,

So their problem

Isn't that bad.

Right?

Favorite foods

Are now the

Forbidden fruit,

Calories the enemy.

Truth are lies and

Lies are truth

Trapped in the mind

Seemingly impossible

To leave behind.