The Swallower

The title titillates, no? Pornographic images swim through your mind's eye? Oh if only it were so.
The Swallower is a soul so tortured by her past that she will never live outside of a state facility. This is a emotional child, who cannot relate to people. Who must have been so tortured as a girl, that it's likely she isn't even aware of the extent. A young woman who can, will and has swallowed a laundry list of items that would amaze and astound. And disgust. I remember reading her history, shaking my head and chuckling. Chuckling? Yes. Not a particularly proud moment. But perhaps a defense mechanism on my part. As an aside, mental health workers have a very warped view of humanity and find humor in odd situations.
How the hell does she remain alive? If I swallowed razors...well, you get the idea now. Evidentily, nothing is immune from her 'hobby.' Self injury is typically where a person will cut themself to relieve emotional pain. The Swallower takes it to the next level and then some. Not even allowed clothing or eating utensils. She's swallowed those, you know. She's a manipulator. Not just with her tonsils, but with her actions. The Swallower would tell you she's never going to injest another screw or nail and the next minute a paintbrush disappears. No more surgeries to remove foreign injestables either. Let nature take it's course. Oh yes, nature. Razors, nature. Screws, nature. Plastic forks, nature again. The human body is an amazing and sometimes cruel machine. I'll refrain from my warped visions that currently run through my mind's eye. You wouldn't understand the humor in it most likely. But sometimes, you have to laugh or you'll cry.