“KAREN CARPENTER” 15 May 1996

karen carpenter
cannot sleep
i know no fear
each moment a small step to suicide

so that i never eat
there’s less of me to hate
losing perfect memories
from baby to the beast

i cannot look you in the eye
turn away in shame
in this thinness it becomes
crystal clear

i want to be loved
like karen carpenter

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