Why did I not before see your tears?
Why did you never tell me your fears?
For now it is conceivably far too late
To undo this terrifying curse of fate
Thinner and thinner you have become
To this addiction you have succumbed
Repeating time after time “I’m okay”
Though standing there you start to sway
Collapsed there before my own eyes
Now time has revealed all of your lies
Scared to death as I watch you lie still
The warm air suddenly biting and chill
I want to help but I’m unable to move
Searching for mind that this has removed
Your face so pale, your breathing so slow
Devoid of the soul I saw so long ago
Your eyelashes flicker, you come back to life
And for a just minute I forget all of my strife
Until I realize the sorrow you’ve held within
The sorrow that’s made you become so thin
You say you’re sorry; you’ll not repeat
The endeavor you’ve taken to never eat
Without three meals you’ll not go a day
You promise now that you’ll be always okay
I hope you will always keep this pledge
To step away from your death’s rocky edge
And I hope you will be true to your word
To never again be limited to this flightless bird