Confessions of a stress-eater

Of the seven cardinal sins, my guilt most frequently manifests

As gluttony- I invariably fail the test

Of self-control with food- tragically I tend

To eat much more than I intend

When I feel stressed, bored, or empty inside

My stomach wants to fill up in order to provide

Comfort to me; in a twisted manner therefore

I end up eating mindlessly, and more..

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Modern life is such that true hunger I have not known

A lot of times when I eat, it is for self-soothing alone

But feeding therapy does not work, instead leaves me

Feeling bloated, ashamed, and sluggish physically

The ill-effects of indulgence in food I know well

Yet everything I forget when I fall under the hypnotic spell

Of Gluttony- I just eat in an attempt to drown

Negative feelings that are weighing me down…

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Now that I have been able to rationalize

The reason for my tendency to gourmandize

I must work towards trying to separate

My stomach from my emotional state!