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Pledge MAG
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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Wonderfully uplifting message. I agree with your pledge! Definitely a worthwhile endeavor. This is such a real problem that you have confronted in many lives across the world. Thanks for standing up for those without a voice. Beautiful poetry. :D Love your writing.
Would you please read and comment on my poem titled Onward and Upward? I would really appreciate it! :D
Quite a powerful pledge. The motivation and determination in your tone is heartening. Your personification of Ana was brief yet meaningful. Wonderfully subtle.
Many readers have commented on your use of "hyperbole", which is highly moving and powerful. The thing that I think makes this even more powerful is that in acutality, there is none.
There is no hyperbole in this poem.
That's what makes this pledge so powerful. The harshness of that reality. The way you stand before the raw truth, not frightened or timid, but wth strength and passion resonates in your words.
What you write is moving.
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