Ignore the hunger
Find the balance point
Between skinny and healthyBut if the scale tips
Don't be surprised
Because you brought this
Onto yourselfSuck in your stomach
Day in and day out
Until the days begin to mergeEven if I am too skinny
I don't cry about it;
Crying is a sign of weaknessIt's all my fault anyway
I shouldn't have been born
Fat and uglySo, to fix it,
I became empty

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Sounds of a Fish Attempting to Scale a Skyscraper
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