making sense of my world
by artist Helen Shaddock

Poetry and prose

I'm Cold

 

My innocent curiosity with cooking

Turned into obsession

Interfering

Cutting out certain foods

Restricting my calories and fat

While trying to get others to eat more

To ease my guilt

On a beach on holiday

I shivered in my swimsuit

in 30-degree heat

Back home

The GP explained why I was so cold

Exposing anorexia