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Pledge MAG

November 23, 2008
By sarah.s SILVER, Attleboro, Massachusetts
sarah.s SILVER, Attleboro, Massachusetts
8 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect; it means you're capable of looking beyond the imperfections." --Anonymous


From this point forward
I will not stand
to be unhappy
any longer.
I will not stand
to be broken down,
broken apart,
broken-hearted.
From this point forward
my success does not depend
on my waistline
and my strength does not depend
on my weakness.
My biggest fear is not
the nutrition label.
From this point forward
I will not worry those
who love me.
I will not look at those
with hip bones
and rib cages
and be jealous.
I will not be afraid
to eat the birthday cake
you made me.
I will not measure
every morsel as if
any more would make
it poison.
From this point forward
food is not my enemy
and Ana is not my friend.
Size zero is not beautiful
and 90 pounds is not ideal.
I am no longer
enslaved by my scale
and it is not an awful day
when I weigh enough
to donate blood.
From this point forward
the only things coming
out of my mouth will be
words.
I will no longer be called
Disgraceful,
Disgusting,
Distasteful.
From this point forward
I am
Inspired,
Indestructable,
Independent.



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ryne8 said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 8:56 am
ryne8, Saugus, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
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kool poem but really boring

xxCMMx16 said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 8:48 am
xxCMMx16, Saugus, Massachusetts
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Nice poem keep on writing good stuff like this!

sobel95 SILVER said...
on Apr. 4 2010 at 4:53 pm
sobel95 SILVER, Imperial Beach, California
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments
Wow! I really liked this! Like this type of thing, pledges, I mean,  is something a lot of people just keep inside them. I really admire how you just put it out there for everyone to see and be inspirted by :)

LilBoo BRONZE said...
on Mar. 26 2010 at 10:47 pm
LilBoo BRONZE, Martinsville, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 9 comments
Thank was beautiful. stay strong and keep to this pledge. keep on writing(:

cegsie44 GOLD said...
on Mar. 23 2010 at 8:43 pm
cegsie44 GOLD, Vienna, Virginia
10 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are but trifles, to be sure, but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
-unknown

beautifully written- this poem captures the truth of the human mind :) it was a pleasure to read

nutmeg212 GOLD said...
on Mar. 23 2010 at 7:21 pm
nutmeg212 GOLD, Coventry, Rhode Island
11 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't worry about it." -V.Z.

good job!!! i would really appreciate it if you read and commented on some of my stuff. This is reaally good

mkgirl395 GOLD said...
on Mar. 23 2010 at 7:19 pm
mkgirl395 GOLD, Coppell, Texas
10 articles 0 photos 51 comments

Favorite Quote:
"My friend, let's not think of tomorrow, but let's enjoy this fleeting moment of life."
-Omar Kyyam

If this is true, I am so sorry, and thank you for saying what others cannot. If not, then your viewpoint is crystal clear. You envisioned what no one else wanted to say. That's the way to conquer fears and the way to be bold, so I congratulate you for that.

on Mar. 23 2010 at 6:52 pm
the.kanguru GOLD, Irvine, California
16 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Why is Jesus holding a machine gun?"
"Maybe it's part of his therapy."

Really nice phrasing you've got in there. :) Captures the exact feeling of the resolution without being overly morose. Thank you for writing this.

on Mar. 23 2010 at 6:08 pm
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
29 articles 0 photos 204 comments

Favorite Quote:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
<3

wow. i really like this. I love to read poetry and GOOD poerty even more. you write beautifually.

on Mar. 23 2010 at 6:07 pm
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
29 articles 0 photos 204 comments

Favorite Quote:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
<3

um bulemic i think,

"the only things coming out of my mouth will be words."

but that's just what i think

on Mar. 23 2010 at 5:52 pm
Taylor-pop SILVER, Mole Creek, Other
5 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
Real friends are like diamonds true and rare.
Fake friends are like autumn leaves found everywhere.

Wow your wirtting is totally beautiful and real i love it beauty comes from the inside and that is all that matters!

on Mar. 23 2010 at 5:34 pm
sleeplessdreamer PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
30 articles 0 photos 332 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have always wanted to write in such a way that people say, 'I have always thought that but never found the words for it.'" -anonymous

This is great. Very strong and bold. I know exactly how it feels to be fearful you aren't thin enough. Beauty comes from within, with this kind of mentality. Great job.

on Mar. 23 2010 at 4:56 pm
deardiary BRONZE, Saskatoon, Other
3 articles 0 photos 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is a truth universally acknowedged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. -Pride and Prejudice

is this about being annorexic??

inspir3d GOLD said...
on Mar. 23 2010 at 4:49 pm
inspir3d GOLD, Norcross, Georgia
11 articles 2 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
We're all just looking for attention, to be discovered overnight. We're all frustrated by the popular ones that claim the limelight before they fall to pieces. So many of us are stuck under the radar--what makes me different? You decide!

sammme!!!! great work!!!!

sarah.s SILVER said...
on Mar. 23 2010 at 12:26 pm
sarah.s SILVER, Attleboro, Massachusetts
8 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect; it means you're capable of looking beyond the imperfections." --Anonymous

I've said it before and I'll say it again... I did not intend to offend anyone. I understand that some people are naturally very thin. I meant that size zero is not ideal for ME. Thank you for the feedback, nonetheless. :)

XxX?ToXic8! said...
on Mar. 23 2010 at 12:20 pm
Idk i dont think its wrong to be a size zero. because just like you cant lose weight, i cant gain weight, i saw a line in there and it made me sad, you want people to know that you are preoud to be who you are but at the same time you are juging those of us who are thin, i dont flaunt around because of my body, i flaut around because of my personality.. just saying, but other then that youa re good at writing poems..

on Mar. 23 2010 at 12:06 pm
ehh...bree BRONZE, Hesperia, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 10 comments
amazing:)<3...

on Mar. 23 2010 at 7:50 am
ThatGirl.. GOLD, New Delhi, Other
10 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
Those people who say they know everything.annoy those of us who do..!

luvvvvvvd it....i will like also like ta take this pledge...keep writing...

toflyaway said...
on Mar. 23 2010 at 1:17 am
toflyaway, Melbourne, Other
0 articles 0 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You're Bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret, all the best people are" -Alice In Wonderland (2010)

Amazing. Inspirational :)

on Mar. 10 2010 at 11:57 am
StevieRene SILVER, Magnolia, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone will hurt you, you have to decide who is worth it
- Bob Marley

I imagined, You, who ever you are. Standing on a stage and reading this to all of the women of our world. :) This is very powerful.