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The Hunger Only Grows

Day 51/365

By Ellie HoovsPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read

Another supplement swallowed

another work out

sweated out

burning off

that extra bite of salad

another bathing suit tried on

the mirror is laughing

again

just another pound or two

maybe the scale

will show something

new

skin and bones

the hunger to be thin

only grows.

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Ellie Hoovs

Breathing life into the lost and broken. Writes to mend what fire couldn't destroy. Poetry stitched from ashes, longing, and stubborn hope.

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    Written by Ellie Hoovs