blackflames101

Does mother notice my visits to the bathroom Have become more frequent of late? And how they always seem to be after meal times When with my parents I’ve just ate Does she stand in the hall outside the bathroom With her ear pressed against the door? Wondering why the tap is running so fast And what I’ve flushed the toilet twice for Has she seen all of the empty sweet wrappers Hidden under my bed when she cleans? Does she fully understand the significance Of what this behaviour actually means? Is purge even a word in her vocabulary To which she’s able to define? Does she believe my words or my sunken eyes When I insist