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Pledge MAG

November 23, 2008
By sarah.s SILVER, Attleboro, Massachusetts
sarah.s SILVER, Attleboro, Massachusetts
8 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect; it means you're capable of looking beyond the imperfections." --Anonymous


From this point forward
I will not stand
to be unhappy
any longer.
I will not stand
to be broken down,
broken apart,
broken-hearted.
From this point forward
my success does not depend
on my waistline
and my strength does not depend
on my weakness.
My biggest fear is not
the nutrition label.
From this point forward
I will not worry those
who love me.
I will not look at those
with hip bones
and rib cages
and be jealous.
I will not be afraid
to eat the birthday cake
you made me.
I will not measure
every morsel as if
any more would make
it poison.
From this point forward
food is not my enemy
and Ana is not my friend.
Size zero is not beautiful
and 90 pounds is not ideal.
I am no longer
enslaved by my scale
and it is not an awful day
when I weigh enough
to donate blood.
From this point forward
the only things coming
out of my mouth will be
words.
I will no longer be called
Disgraceful,
Disgusting,
Distasteful.
From this point forward
I am
Inspired,
Indestructable,
Independent.



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on Jun. 6 2010 at 8:00 pm
mpacheco15 BRONZE, Montclair, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 21 comments
HEck to the yea!

Sarbear said...
on May. 28 2010 at 10:24 pm
this is inspiring! i love your writing style and the message in this! great job:)

on May. 28 2010 at 9:59 pm
collegegirladventures GOLD, Mequon, Wisconsin
10 articles 8 photos 307 comments

Favorite Quote:
A poet&#039;s work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.<br /> <br /> ~Salman Rushdie

good job on the story. You dont always have to be thin to look beautiful. Everyone is beautiful in their own special way. besides, beauty is really about what is inside.

on May. 28 2010 at 7:18 pm
TheSummoningFreak PLATINUM, Lugoff, South Carolina
41 articles 0 photos 122 comments

Favorite Quote:
if you can never let yourself fall you&#039;ll never know what it&#039;s like to love

i love this!!!!

on May. 28 2010 at 2:24 pm
Demon_of_Truth, Warrenton, Virginia
0 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m not a geek, I prefer the term &#039;intellectual bad-a**&quot;

This was a great peice with an even better message. Way to go!

on May. 28 2010 at 12:21 pm
ricearonii BRONZE, Beaverton, Oregon
4 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I shoot for the moon but im to busy gazing at the stars&quot;

I favorited it. Is this personal? Your great at laying out emotion.

Yamez BRONZE said...
on May. 28 2010 at 12:19 pm
Yamez BRONZE, Mckinney, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I have not yet begun to fight&quot;

Amazing! This makes me feel better now.Very nice, keep it up.

on May. 28 2010 at 11:45 am
Court-Dingo SILVER, Cochranville, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Tears aren&#039;t a sign of weakness, they are an opportunity to become stronger.---Court-Dingo

omg! that was amazing! i know exactly how that feels!! you are sooo right! thank you so much for writing this!

on May. 28 2010 at 9:54 am
The_Girl_Next_Door PLATINUM, Elkins, Arkansas
32 articles 1 photo 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
~*The mind has but a thousand eyes, and the heart is left with one...Yet the light of a whole life dies the moment love is done.*~

Oh wow...That was AMAZING!  I am so happy someone else feels this way.  I couldn't have said it better myself.  Keep it up, you've got talent.

-Alex

 


Thoughtwave said...
on May. 23 2010 at 3:21 pm
Now THAT was a great poem... I can relate to it as though I wrote it. A family member of mine was in the hospital a few years ago for months because she almost starved. When you are in the hospital, no outings with friends, no evening strolls, or running, or ANYTHING... Why not live life with energy? Great job!

The_End GOLD said...
on May. 12 2010 at 8:25 pm
The_End GOLD, Ashton, Idaho
10 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Any man can stand adversity. If you truly want to test a man&#039;s character, give him power.&quot; Abraham Lincoln

This is the kind've of poem that's worth being viewed! That kind that you can tell truly means something to the writer! Beautiful.

Kyody GOLD said...
on May. 9 2010 at 11:45 am
Kyody GOLD, Grantsville, Utah
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

oh my goodness you are an amazing writer your work inspired me to write a different way this poem is so powerful it connects with me in ways i can only dream my work will work with other thank you for posting this and never stop writing

on May. 7 2010 at 6:58 pm
Barbie2010 SILVER, Colorado Springs, Colorado
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
I don't think you ever get over it completely. That poem definitely inspires me to be good, though; to try to eat even when I don't want to

on May. 6 2010 at 6:47 pm
awesomeaugust GOLD, Boston, Massachusetts
10 articles 0 photos 176 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground&quot;<br /> ~Theordore Roosevelt

This was such a strong, powerful, and impactful poem. I think it can help so many as well as free yourself from what you were going through. I'm glad this has been published as many deserve to see it. Keep writing and great job!

Everhart said...
on May. 6 2010 at 5:04 pm
Everhart, Boston, Massachusetts
0 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am a fat girl, trapped in a normal girl&#039;s body.&quot;

Preach it, sister. Stay beautiful.

on May. 6 2010 at 4:35 pm
gabbygirl88 BRONZE, Hull, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
This is inpirational to anyone who reads it, keep on writing and being your beautyful self.

halez96 SILVER said...
on May. 6 2010 at 4:26 pm
halez96 SILVER, North Augusta, South Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The greatest thing you&#039;ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.&quot; -Moulin Rouge

This kind of sounds what I'm going through. But I'm not over it; I'm still completely drowning in it.

on May. 6 2010 at 3:14 pm
babyblue17 SILVER, Kissimmee, Florida
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
don&#039;t look for love,love will find you in its right time.

wow really good makes me think how unhappy we are if we are not accepted by our looks

on May. 6 2010 at 10:24 am
live.create16 GOLD, Dedham, Maine
11 articles 4 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. <br /> - Louisa May Alcott.

this is such a beautiful poem. don't stop writing! EVER!!!

on May. 6 2010 at 9:55 am
PoeticTouch GOLD, Saida, Other
11 articles 0 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow

amazingggggg, very inspirational, you are a great writer really. you are talented and gifted so never even think about stopping what you are writing!