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Cleansed

Issue No. 6: Food, Nutrition, and Access in Our Communities
Words - Abigail Lalonde

Eighteen juices lined up, numbered.
Nutrient rich, replacing meals. 
Pounds drop off the body, turn to waste. 
Headaches come. The mind is cotton.

Nutrient rich, replacing meals— 
an experiment in anorexia. 
Headaches come. The mind is cotton, 
society applauds this starvation. 

An experiment in anorexia. 
Three days to fast, in slow motion, 
society applauds this starvation: 
Low carb, no carb, low fat, no fat. 

Three days to fast, in slow motion. 
Plan your meals around porcelain.
Low carb, no carb, low fat, no fat. 

Eighteen juices. Lined up, numbered.