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JulieMcCarty
Oct 19, 2007 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

I love me now

 

 

My patience is wearing thin

While I wear this fat body

Knees aching, I can hardly breath

I try all of the "remedies" to no avail

I follow the plan without success

How much more can my heart  handle

before it breaks completely

under the heaviness

of my weaknesses

I need to stay strong to survive

I have others who need me

GIving up is not an option

Trying to forgive all of my faults

I Keep my eyes on the horizon

I will win this fight!

I love me now more than I have ever loved anyone

Feeling new on the inside

I can finally heal the outside

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ancientone

18 years 6 months ago

Having enough

Hi Julie, I wondered when I was reading this poem if you were talking about yourself, then read the epitaph at the end. Read my Enough poem as it speaks to what you were trying to say here I think! Do love yourself, you are after all all you really have. We share life and view it through our own prism on it. So never put yourself down, others will try and do that for you, never give them help! Hugz(another of my poems that you may like), Patrick
wolfycat

wolfycat

18 years 6 months ago

Hello Julie...

I loved your poem! Encouraging because it ended on a positive note. I believe you meant 'patience' in the first line? If you're like me...you were just up all night and tired! I am not good at the art of critique...I try. Best Wishes, Wolfy.
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JulieMcCarty

18 years 6 months ago

Thanks Wolfy

I work at night so I try to stay up for a while in the day. I am so tired all of the time it is hard for to me to even spell my name. I'm glad you liked this one. :)
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IKnowNoBox

18 years 6 months ago

Well wrote poem

Sadly I say I knew of a girl who suffered anaxia because her family was overweight a topic nobody whats to talk about. In ink, David
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JulieMcCarty

18 years 6 months ago

I know Box

weight is a hard subject to write about becuase so many people have such different views on it. I think it is so sad that society says we have to look a certain way to be successful. Being a nurse I know that genetics does play a role in what we weigh and sometimes it is medical. I have seen people in my own family suffer from obesity and I myself with anorexia as a teenager. I am now a healthy 140 pounds while others in my family still struggle to lose the weight. Thanks for the comment and I am glad you liked this one. :)
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dbrock

18 years 6 months ago

Hi…a mutual friend

Hi...a mutual friend referred me to your writing...He was good to do so! Truely enjoyed this read & can so relate. Hope to read more and more, dbrock/donna
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JulieMcCarty

18 years 6 months ago

Thank you

I am glad you liked it. Happy to have you as a friend. :)
whitetea

whitetea

17 years 7 months ago

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It is a sad thing, I know a lot of people too that are struggling from health problems from this. It really can shake someones self image.
tbeaudet

tbeaudet

17 years 6 months ago

I have others who need me

That is my favorite line and should be all the inspiration one should ever need to change an unhealthy lifestyle/habit. Easier said than done. Inspiring write. So glad to have happened upon you here at Neo. Tom
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JulieMcCarty

17 years 6 months ago

Tom

I am glad you liked it. I look forward to reading your work as well:)