du verschwendest deine zeit 36 — Summary

i dont want to eat anymore and when i do i have to puke everything up after eating purging eating purging until i cant anymore

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The speaker describes a pattern of eating and purging, and it is hard to miss how worn out they sound. The poem opens with a plain statement, "i dont want to eat anymore," and then shows what happens when they do eat: the need to throw it all up afterward. The single lines "eating" and "purging" then repeat, stacked on top of each other, so the cycle looks like it is going round and round on the page.

The tone is flat and matter-of-fact. There is no punctuation, no capital letters, and no explanation, which makes it feel like a private confession or a note typed in a low moment. The final line, "until i cant anymore," is the most unsettling, because the only ending the speaker can imagine is total exhaustion. The mood is bleak, trapped, and tired. The poem doesn't offer comfort, but its honesty makes the pain feel real. If this resonates with you personally, talking to someone you trust or a support service can help.

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