White cotton lace on pale
Skin too tight to live in
Eyes sunk in sockets
Concave stomach between
Hip bones protruding
To chafe harshly
Against coarse denim
Counting rattling ribs
So self -contained
In a vacuous mind
Full to overflowing
Nutritional deprivation
Her chosen anaesthetic
Lends control
Still she stays
Silent, mute
To make a scene
Would be obscene
She just wants to stay unseen
And fade away.
