She counts the hours
As the days pass by
Not a bite she has consumed
To feed her empty stomach
Weakened by hunger pains
Her head spins with every motion
Yet she’s eager to persist
And not give in to temptation

Visions of countless sweets swim through her mind
One after the other, her mouth waters for one taste
As she dreams of her mother’s crème caramel
Her lemon meringue and butter cream cake
Evident that she hadn’t eaten for days
Her imagination runs wild with calorie-filled delights
Fantasising about her favourite desserts
Stronger and stronger the cravings arrive
She tries to suppress this intense desire
By crunching onto a cube of sugar
As the sweetness melts in her mouth,
She tries but she cannot hold any longer

Trembling, she runs to the kitchen pantry
Indulging in all the food she finds
She eats more than her stomach can digest
In an impulsive binge of desperation, despite
The deepest fear that dictates her day
She cannot stop herself, in this act of compulsion
Then to her utter dismay
Panic and self-hatred overcomes her conscience
She’s lost the control she’s pursued for days
Disappointed with herself for losing to temptation
Paranoia crawls, her mind’s gone astray
She thinks, “Oh no! What have I done to myself?”

Tears pour down as she starts to break
Filled with anxiety and overwhelmed with shame
She runs to the bathroom, to purge all she ate
And sighs a breath of relief, as she returns to the state
Of an empty stomach, her obsession untamed
And the vicious cycle begins again
One day, this fragile soul will fade
So save her now, before it’s too late.