To say you look too thin
Is like a cut into my skin
It shatters my confidence
And starts the questions from within.
Am I too skinny?
Am I looking ill?
What can I do
To stop them wondering.
When I was young
I got it all the time
Maybe that's why
It's hurts still.
They used to ask
Are you feeding him?
Does he eat?
Are you sure?
But unbehold to them
I'd eat 6 meals a day
Two breakfasts, dinners and tea
Three at my home and three next door
They didn't know.
But they found out soon enough
They laughed and carried on feeding me
Because they where also my family
But I never put on weight.
Now I'm slim again
It isn't a big thing for me
Because I know
It's better to be healthy
And slim
Than to be what I was before.
I just need to not listen to people's opinions
And listen to my gut
Eat what I want
And keep it up.
Because someday it will change
And I'll start to build back up
But right now I couldn't give a f**k
What people think.
They haven't lived my life
They don't know what is healthy
Or what is right to eat
Because only history knows
And that is what
Has been lied about the most.
By
Luke Cooper
12 June 2025 ©