She is very social,

Always talking to so many people at the exact same time,

Giving us the same advice,

Which makes it seem like she is right.

I didn't know she had a name

Until she introduced herself one day,

Promising I'd be okay.

But changes would have to be made,

Sacrifice your sanity for a number on a scale;

Just small things I'd need to do,

But Ana, I am onto you.

Beauty lies within your bones,

Forget what you heard about sticks and stones,

You could be happy, just get smaller,

With a sharp jaw and a collar,

You could be doing so much better,

You have to become thin to matter.

She comes to you when you need company,

Inspirational images of how your life could be,

Talks like she wants to help you survive,

Like she's the only one trying to save your life,

But she's trying to kill you one bit at a time,

Exposing your heart and each bone of your spine.

She sells you a religion of relentless abdication,

Like you could become your own creation,

She doesn't care about your pain,

All the tears you cry, in vain,

Feelings are just lost to her.

But aren't you so much better than you were?

I won't let you into my head,

But I'm already here, she said;

She asks if you really need more than green tea,

She says it'll work, there's a guarantee,

And you know she is lying, you want her to stop,

At the end of the day she will eat you up

And scream in your face for every mistake,

You really, really should be hating yourself

And even if you know better,

She wants to speak, and you will let her,

I don't know how to get rid of her once she's there,

I guess you have to try not to care,

Laugh at her because she's absolutely insane,

Tell her that no sparkly image is worth this pain,

And listen to me, I will make a promise

As someone with demons, I know the truth about this:

You will be loved for who you are,

Ana will be nothing more than just a scar,

Keep fighting but don't do it for her -

You alone are worth to be fought for.