Charlie Williams fought severe anorexia for many years. At times her parents thought she would die. She has written a musical – ‘Strawberries are not enough’ about her experience which is being performed in Hampton in April 2017. Her father wrote a poem which is being sung during the musical. It is very beautiful and here it is
Verse If anything happened to you
That would be unbearable for us
Our lives would stop
And never be the same again
Verse That powerful voice of your mind
Is leading you somewhere you must not go
We see it all
You’re further down than you could know
Chorus You must listen to another voice
This voice is saying
Every time you eat you are not failing;
You are taking
A step towards your future all your hopes and dreams
If anything happened to you
We would be left in an empty place
So dark and cold
Don’t ever let us see that day
Darling listen now and hear our voice
Our voice is saying
Every time you eat
You’re not failing
You are taking
A step towards your future all your hopes and dreams