thin lizzie

she made herself
skinny.
the school yard
name still ringing in her ears.
she made herself
bone thin, ribs showing.
angular
to the point of hips
being sharp
objects.
her eyes got bigger.
her hands and
feet became fins.
when she wasn't eating
she was
running. running. running.
or looking
into a mirror
to figure out how
to lose more,
to thin the bones,
to remove
that excess skin.
to disappear
and still be here.