Walking Dead

Slowly, I raise my head from the Porcelain, and splutter again. By now, my throat is on fire, and my entire body aches. I can feel the blood trailing from the scratches in the back of my mouth, and my fingers are covered in Bial. My mouth is a mixture of vomit and blood, and the taste makes me wretch again. 1

Nothing.2

There's nothing there to throw up. 3

I try to remember the last time I ate. I recall a small portion of Apple Pie on Sunday, but today is friday. Almost a week has passed since I last ate, and by now I feel like I'm dying.4

Deep down, I know that I am, but I never imagined dying could be so gruesome, and excruciating.5

I wipe the crusty vomit from around my mouth, and stumble over to the sink, and splash some cold water on my face. I'm so malnutritioned that my body has exhausted it's natural heat source of food energy, causing the water to feel like being dunked in ice. I shiver, and gather myself up again.6

My body is slowly decaying. My muscle is becoming sinewy and ragged, and my ribs protrude so much that I can almost fit my little finger into the ridges. 7

My teeth are yellow and rotting; over-exposure to my stomach acids has caused the enamel to break off, leaving my teeth defenseless against the ruthless waves of vile belch.8

My fingernails are blackened and sore. The acid has ruined those as well.9

I curse myself. I'm too weak to shout, and too exhausted to cry. I manage enough mental strength to say to myself10

"Why?"11

Luke 12

Author notes

This is a dream I had about my Bulimia.
I won't let it come to this.

Luke

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  • daZed and confuZed
    June 13, 2005
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    Oh wow. This was disgusting in the beginning, but good nontheless. It's as if I could feel what the character was going through.

    Great imagery, great job, and keep up the great work!

    -Principessa

  • Miss Faerie
    April 13, 2005
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    I agree wit Johnny! Don't you dare give up. I know what this is like baby. And I overcome. You are strong, and I know that you will overcome it too. I am ALWAYS here for you. I wish I was closer....

  • black rozez
    April 12, 2005
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    thatz really good thumbs up hehe your a very good writter!


  • BloodWantingGirl
    April 12, 2005
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    great write

    wow! this was great. wonderful work on this. i really like it. it's so cool. i read it 3 times cuz i liked it so much. keep this kind of work up. by the way, my friends name is Lukasz but we call him Luke for short. what a small world.

  • petal
    April 12, 2005
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    Critical

    wow this is a very good write in an odd and unique way, very different from what i've read on this site,descripton was pretty intense, good work keep it up

  • Spartacus
    April 12, 2005
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    Deep man, deep. The imagery was extremely strong. I could see everything that was happening in vivid detail. I hope that you never have to go through this and that you can overcome your disorder. Stay strong.


  • Wings of Dawn
    April 12, 2005
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    Oh, no, definitly dont let it come to that....thats gross and inhuman.

    BTW, "and my fingers are covered in Bial" Its spelled Bile.


  • herro yuy
    April 12, 2005
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    great write i really think you need to keep writing you have alot of talent and you need to do something with it you have a way of putting things others dont and i think you will go somewhere with that great write

  • Stupidx
    April 12, 2005
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    Wow
    Holy shit that was fucking good.Sorry about the language but I mean theres nuthin else to say just that it was fucking good.
    Keep up the fucking good work!!

  • Quetzalcoatl
    April 12, 2005
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    Some believe that nightmares are portents of doom. I only hope you're right and you can keep it from coming to this. Some would say that by the time something like this story happens, it's too late. But I don't think it's too late until death has lingered over a body for days... and even then, is it? I don't know, I guess I'll let you ponder that. It was really brave of you to write something this close to home for you and put it out there for all to see. For that especially, I admire you. More power to you for doing what most of us cannot-- admitting to ourselves and others that there IS something wrong. I'm sorry if you didn't mean it to come across that way, but it did to me. Best of luck to you and please keep writing, I really enjoyed the vivid descriptions and gruesome detail of it all!

  • JohnnyTheRotten
    April 12, 2005
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    Luke, Hang in there Bro'! Your nightmare may have been a blessing in disguise as graphic as it seemed. It may have given you a glimpse into the possible future but since the future hasn't happened there is time for prevention. Prayers for ya' Luke.

  • mark-rofl
    April 12, 2005
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    Thanks for clearing it up, but I understood it was a true piece thingy.. what I meant was that you managed to convey your experience quite clearly to a reader, which for something as.. "Horror", as you put it, as Bulimia, is quite an achievment!

  • Black Messiah
    April 12, 2005
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    Hi Mark,
    Thanks for your kind words.
    I suffer from the eating disorder Bulimia. At the moment, it's in the early stages, and I am undergoing counselling and therapy to overcome it. This is about a nightmare I had. I dreamt that I let myself be alone through all of this, and the description of myself in the story is how I would end up if I stopped trying to overcome the problem, and accepted it. I hope I've cleared up the odd bit for you
    Luke

  • mark-rofl
    April 12, 2005
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    Odd.

    But in a good way. The experience is intense.. but not so intense that it stops readers from reading. And of course, the choice of a dark background and jarring white contrast simply makes this more stunning.. because it is - it's as if your reader is paralyzed, but his blood is still flowing, if you know what I mean. Keep it up!!

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