Walk the Plank

Along the path of an eating disorder.

When a life becomes so depreciated
That your only measure of worth comes from a scale
You cling tightly to what little you have remaining
Not willing to deviate from the path you've chosen
Or maybe, from the path that chose you
The dangers
The damages
The consequences
They all hold no real significance anymore
You know what you want and you know what you need
By any method, to any extreme
Your vision of life narrows
As your eyes focus intently on this one and only goal
Finding purpose through self-destruction
A deadly disease of solace and beauty
You'll never stop because it's never enough
When you can stop, you won't want to
And when you want to, you won't be able to
There comes a point when there's no turning back
Fully aware of where this leads and how it ends
You continue on, one foot in front of the other
As you walk the plank with your eyes wide open

Author's Note

Found inspiration for this piece from the song "Eyes Wide Open" by Gotye.

Reviews

[RachelReaper]

your writing has the heart of a rock star and all of the elegance of a queen, and that's what gives it your distinctive trademark. You can literally choose any topic and make it this way it turns out awesome

[Whitney Kleinhuizen]

Thank you so much for your review! I absolutely love how you explained this. A lot of people tell me how "odd" or "weird" my writing style is and it's very discouraging but your words mean so much to me, I love it. Thanks again!

[Ahmad Cox]

Wow. So honest and heartfelt. Thank you for sharing. I hope one day you are able to see the love and beauty that I see and that god and everyone else sees when they look at you

[Whitney Kleinhuizen]

Aww thank you so much for your kind words/review! :)

[Ahmad Cox]

No problem. I really appreciate your poetry and your positive comments as well.

[Bumble]

I personally don't know the feeling of having an eating disorder, but I know a friend who is struggling. This explains her a lot. Great job!

[Whitney Kleinhuizen]

Thanks!

[afra]

wonderfully written ....good job

[Whitney Kleinhuizen]

Thank you :)

[Kelsey]

This is so emotional, yet so beautiful in what could possibly be all the wrong ways. You have a way with words. You're very good at writing about this topic, so I can only hope you don't and have never struggled with an eating disorder. Either way, kudos to you for being such a strong, amazing writer. I always enjoy your work.

[Whitney Kleinhuizen]

Thank you so much, you always have such kind and supporting words/reviews. I truly appreciate it!