The Monster That Starves Me
"How worthless could you be foolish girl?"
Look in the mirror and see, the imperfections magnified
You don't look like her, that girl on the cover page, nearly perfect, with flaws removed
Her body perfectly sculpted by the editing tools
No bumps, no crevices
The monster is too strong
So you cannot see
That a canyon wouldn't be as magnificent without the jagged lines
The dark clouds surround this elegant canyon
Her real beauty, not the mocking and ridicule from the mirror
But the beauty that caresses her like a finely draped cloth
Her skin, smoother than silk, her body in harmony with her voice
She cannot see the twinkle in her eyes when she speaks of what she loves
She cannot see the way her nose crinkles when she laughs and awakes the light in the room
So she follows the steps to lead to no jagged lines
As the monster inside her comes to haunt her when she looks in the mirror
Swallowed in by her clothes
Then she sl
i
ps
and falls,
For the path perfectly sculpted, did not have the crevices to keep her standing tall