It's the middle of the night
My body won't let me sleep because it's scared my heart will stop.
My bladder is full
Probably from the thousand and one zero-calorie drinks I've had today.
I stand up
A wave of dizziness and nausea hits me and
I Faint
I'm lying in the hard ground, my bed pressed against my back.
I tell myself that I don't want to get up because I don't think that I can.
I go back to sleep.
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Ode to my Disorder
PoetryUnedited free verse depicting my struggles with my eating disorder and my path to recovery.