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I am Both (with audio by me)

by HayzTee

I am not the fat girl

I am not the skinny girl.

 

I am both.

 

I am both the bingeing in the night

And the starving from pure fright.

 

I am both

 

In the mirror I am both.

 

I am the always too thin pile of bones

And the body too big to call home.

 

I am both.

 

In the shops I am both.

 

I am the girl who is too curvy to wear cute clothes

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Wednesday 22nd August 2018 11:45 am

Audio   eating disorder   empowerment   fat   poem   poem with audio   poetry   read aloud   skinny   stand as one   stigma   strength   weight issues   women   women about women

I am Both

by HayzTee

I am not the fat girl
I am not the skinny girl.

I am both.

I am both the bingeing in the night
And the starving from pure fright.

I am both

In the mirror I am both.

I am the always too thin pile of bones
And the body too big to call home.

I am both.

In the shops I am both.

I am the girl who is too curvy to wear cute clothes
And the girl who's Inability to feel sexy make...

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Wednesday 22nd August 2018 3:21 am

be strong   been both ways   cruelty lays with our own   dont let them win   empowering   fat   i am both   injustice   mental health   niether   no one is perfect   prejudice   Skinny   stand up   vicious cycle   weight   weight issues   women   women's weight   you are all beautiful

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