Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul by Mark Victor Hansen

Author:Mark Victor Hansen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.

A Forced Eruption

The worn, wooden cabinet doors slam open.

Shelves full of colored bags and boxes,

Screaming to me.

Chanting familiar songs,

I’m lured into their trap.

“No. Just shut the cabinet. You can do it this time.”

Instead, my mind whirls in all different directions.

My red, bitten hands grab for anything they can reach.

Boxes are torn open, bags are ripped,

Exposing the poison.

I swallow, and swallow,

Not bothering to chew.

My throat is ripped and torn,

But I still manage to choke it down.

More boxes, more bags.

More cookies, more chips.

I look around.

A circle of trash surrounds me,

Like I’m some kind of enemy.

Trapped.

“Here we go again.”

I drag myself into the dark bathroom.

The door shrieks.

It’s warning me.

All alone.

Kneeling by the toilet,

It’s something I now worship.

I toss my head back,

With a fist eagerly formed.

My knuckles already red and blistered,

From the previous gnawing of my teeth.

Fingers thrust down my throat,

Tickling my windpipe.

A human volcano erupts,

Spewing everywhere.

My throat is a raging fire.

Eyes tear.

Hair saturated with toilet water.

I fall onto the tiled floor,

Smashing my head.

With a flush,

It’s all over.

With a bite,

It starts all over again.

Amie Barbone Powell

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.