Follow Her Dreams

She looked half
dead,
but healthy
and for the first time
in years,
skinny.

Her drastic diet
had worked.
Who knew
such suicidal practices
would lead
toward a better
physique?

At first,
I was concerned,
extremely,
and terrified
she would die.

My aunt
convinced me
otherwise.

She wears
a scarf now
everyday
even when
the sun's arms
burn the skin of
everyone.

She sweats,
doesn't mind,
she has to hide
the bruises,
but never
her newfound body.

New skirts,
shorts,
dresses,
and tights.

Who knew
this would work?

Every morning,
she places a noose
around her slender,
tender
neck
and hangs herself,
not leaving her feet,
just enough
till she passes out.

She has help.

She has her
daughter,
spot her,
untie her,
and put her
to rest...
for hours
she sleeps
and when
she wakes,
she can't eat.

Her throat
is swollen
and in excruciating pain,
therefore
food is of no
need
and she has no desire
to stuff her now
skinny face.

She takes
vitamins
and supplemental nutrients
with water
and this is all
she can hold
down
and all she cares to
swallow.

50 lbs
in two weeks
and the noose gains attention
from her impressionable
daughter.

The cycle continues...

The diet
is flawless
and is spreading
and to think
it all began in her
dreams.

You can be weightless
too
just follow
her lead.