The Deadly Purge

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Some people sit there and eat nothing at all, 

And still they try to purge,

I sit here trying to recover from restrictive behaviours,

So I eat 3 meals a day like I "should",

If you eat nothing and I eat everything,

Shouldn't I be the one purging, not you?

Shouldn't I be the one on the bathroom floor crying, shoving something down my throat?

Trying to purge...


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