You Win, Ana, You Win

by Jenni Marie   Dec 18, 2008


Again right back to the beginning, days so long and cold
Shouldn't be too surprised, both knew how this'd unfold
Constantly shivering, freezing cold, countless clothes worn
Faking smiles each day and yet always feeling so forlorn

If only things were different, but now they've gone to far
Thought we were friends, now know how deceitful you are
Still, I can't get away; it's so obvious that you're in control
Destroying my body and then slowly tearing apart my soul

So tell me Ana, are you happy at what you've made me become
So broken inside, tried to stay away from you but always I succumb
Don't know how much more of this I can take, constantly in pain
Body so weak and frail, your voice in my head driving me insane

Exercising behind closed doors hours on ends, no one ever knows
You say they wouldn't understand, that's how the story always goes
Food becoming more repulsive to me, smaller meals each day
Hunger pains slowly crippling me, but knowing that I must obey

Everything becoming less important, all that matters is those scales
Ignoring the hunger, the flat hair, sullen eyes and brittle nails
Always questioning myself how did I let this dangerous game begin
Tried so hard to fight now I know it's pointless, Ana, you'll always win

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  • 15 years ago

    by Cyber Saiyan

    I liked the title right off the bat. It prepared me for a sarcastic poem, but it wasnt. I liked the false foreshadowing; it was a lovely surprise.

    First line, first word: AGAIN. I liked this word; it told me a lot about the past without actually saying anything. From this one word, i knew this was a repeating cycle and that you have gone through it many times.

    At the end of the first line; second stanza; TO should be TOO.

    Overall, I liked the poem. At times it seemed like random thought pouring out of your mind. There are a number of spots where the word I or BUT were missing, but this added to the randomness of the poem.

    The flow was good and I liked the word choice like BECOME / SUCCUMB. The meaning was well made but took a while to present itself.

    Overall, a really good poem.

    Keep writing.

  • 15 years ago

    by Steven Topaz

    Original name, shows that the poem will be about a personal happening, and the emotions that are put into it is that A you ethier gave up or B someone is better than you, good message, now lets see wat its really about.

    First stanza:Gramatical errors, "again, back to the...."This'd =this would, using a little bit of slang when the rest of your poem isnt like that and is very indepth with mature ryhming throws it off a bit, the rest is fine, very good actualy, I like how you compare the time with this person or what ever has happened to worn clothes,( i think it could mean all the clothes youve worn but i doubt it.)

    Second Stanza:The second line did a good job by giving as little information as possible but helped let the rerader know whats going on in the poem, decietful= good vocab, im probably gunna use that now,
    In my mind this is how puncuation works
    ,=pause ;=longpause .=stop and in the last line of this one it didnt have any while the one above it had a ; which broke the flow greatly in my opinion which was there before flawlessly,

    3rd stanza:I didnt like how you went to addressing the person directly, it just didnt seem good to me, i liked how it was before, but thats all that is wrong in this one the flow is still very good, vocabulary made me wince, even tho ive heard that word before.

    4th stanza:Exercising behind closed doors hours on ends= Hour after hour exercising behind closed doors, it makes it so you dont have to have a comma to make the rest of the flow work with the rest of the stanza,
    In this case i like how you refer to her i dont know i guess it varies.The way your refering to anorexia or another eating disorder is phenomonal
    Last stanza:The second line i had to read it quickly to make it work because of the commas but i know you have to have them there to make it gramaticaly correct.
    I like how you brought the title of the poem into the last words of the last line, very good wrap up.

    Good write, close enough to all the other 5's ive given so ill give you one

  • 15 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    I can find no flaws in the rhythm or rhyme here. Not force at all, yet at least for me, enchants the strong emotion that I feel as I read this poem. Though sad it also feels like a love poem I really enjoyed reading this.

  • 15 years ago

    by khobo

    Very nice, at first, I wasn't sure what it was talking about, but things became more clear towards the end. In the first line of the second stanza, "to" should be "too." The first line of the third stanza didn't sound too right with me, towards the end: "at what you've made me become" It sounds more right if it said, "with what I've become because of you" I know you have a rhyming scheme here, so I guess it wouldn't matter if the "because of you" was in it. Lastly, the last line of the entire poem, I think it sounds better with "but" added, after "fight" Besides that, well done.

  • 15 years ago

    by Spirit

    Chilling to the core

    Some verses have too many words, which throws off the beat a little bit. Other than that your poem was very powerful.

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