"This day was worse than any other"
I came home crying to my mother
My eyes felt heavy, filled with dismay
"This pain won't stop, it won't go away"
"As I recounted the upsetting affair
My face was concerned showing despair
"I could have noticed problems had grown
I could've seen it, she was skin and bone"�
"True, there had been a gradual change
And I will admit, it did seem strange
Her baggy clothes I didn't understand,
plus excuses and exercise, all carefully planned"
"I never imagined it'd happen to a friend
The need to be secretive and constantly pretend
I continued on about her dizzy feelings
And the poor eating she'd been concealing"
"Apparently, it was a secret that no one knew
When I first heard, I thought it was untrue
Then I sat down and gave it some thought,
It made sense and I became distraught"
"How could she have hid it for so long
That when it came out she was not strong?
She was very malnourished, she couldn't fight,
Because she was weak she died last night"
"I was too upset to continue talking
Turned to my room and started walking
Affected by my friend's tragic death,
I then vowed, 'this is my final breath'"
Advil bottles laid with her on the floor
And a note which said, "I can't cope anymore"
We're saddened she didn't last 'till dawn
On the next morning, she too was gone
