Mute The more I stay mute, More pieces of my voice Disappear Starting first with a word or two Next is a sentence Then the whole page Now I have nothing left to say

A Few Pounds She gets her daily smoothie No sugar, extra scoops of protein Hoping this will be Her only meal today What a small difference A few pounds make Being thinner, men and women Wait longer holding an open door Strangers smile at her everywhere Free crepes or tea at cafes Driving mistakes were fine With a smile and a wave. In the next size up, The world turns its back away She finds herself alone.

Deleted My mouth is dry, my head is spinning Just a week ago we were hiking together Unseparated always And now I feel Worthless My identity disappeared from your eyes From your hands On screen I no longer exist Filled with pain I smash my phone Overwhelmed feeling defeated, worthless, but mostly I'm Invisible All because one person Pushed delete.