I don't want to eat 
Unwavering feelings 
Of unstoppable hunger 
Overflow my guilty conscience 
Until I surrender to a snack 
I don’t want to eat 
My body, skin and bones 
Unable to retain weight 
From the avalanche of junk food 
I feel forced to consume, day by day 
I don’t want to eat 
My mother, bless her soul 
Tirelessly slaves away 
Breaking the bank on grocery trips 
Just to watch it disappear in days 
I don’t want to eat 
Eating in false belief 
Of physical benefit 
Instead, crumbs litter my bedsheets 
And I search like a vulture for prey 
I don’t want to eat 
My stomach, a black hole 
A void, swallowing all things 
Always begging for slight respite 
From the ineffable nature of 
Hunger