Thursday, July 28, 2016

Training on Empty: Chapter 27

PART III – White


Chapter 27 – Britta Kallevang



A poem by Britta Kallevang



I’ve never met a woman who could appear to be so grounded and confident, yet struggle with the very things that sent me over the edge. Because Britta was a runner, she was all too familiar with compulsive training and both food and body-image issues. Sometimes going through similar experiences can bond people together. I found a friend in Britta, and we both know that even when long expanses of time pass where we are not able to be in touch, we will always be there for one another. Britta has expressed some thoughts on her struggles in a completely different way: through poetry.


poems
&
poems
limbs
&
gut –
the head spins


the rest
is poles
thick and thin
and
girth
a horizontal
plane
fluxing
up and down
size


tests its
capabilities
at taking
over
everyone
and
everything


and refers to
weight
it out
spin spin
so-called
what
is
this?


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