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1 & 2
by: Sara

1
Starving my life,
Destroying my hopes
Of any freedom or control,
Feeding the voices,
Pushing them along,
All they want is power
But all you can give them is pain,
The suffering unbearable,
All i can do is grin and bear it,
No-one noticing you
Eating away at my soul,
Taking away the life i once had
I hope your happy now

2
All i wanted was control
Of the life i saw passing me,
Loved ones leaving me
For reasons ill never understand,
Cutting off my intake
Inadvertantly slowly dieing,
The person i once was
Slipping through my fingers,
Exhausting my body and mind,
Lost in my own grief
Ignoring my senses
And not listening to the pain
Caused by the starvation,
Watching hopelessly
As my spirit dies

©2002 Sara. Reprinted with Permission.

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