Claire Foster - Body Image

I want to learn to love myself
Break away from what i've become
Who wants an empty skeleton
when beauty lies within

When my body cries out to me I close my eyes
but when my mind scolds me I cant disobey
Captivating ads and announcements so clear
Beauty and success just one pound away
Happiness just 2 and self love quite a few

Lost in a muddle of my own circumstance
critisising echoes keep me awake in the night
barriers and blockades that keep me in controll
whilst i pretend that im alright

you have to understand the image staring back at me
is not what you see
a mirage running a need to endanger my duration here

it's so messed up im in an emotional state
forcing me to seek comfort from an empty plate

i starve myself instead of my addiction
i'm addicted to a notion of a tall slender vision
i have to stop reaching for that one unrealistic dream.

Claire Foster

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