The girl in the mirror

 She stares back at me 

No smile, no laughter, no light

A dark cloud hours above her head

And a steady drop of words hit her 

Ugly, fat, short, boyish 

She flinches with every word

Her bushy eyebrows scrunch together

Tears rim her eyes

Why can'r she see me?

The girl with the long, straight hair 

Wearing the cheerleading outfit

Laughing with her group of friends

The girl who now shines in the classroom 

Unafraid to stand up for herself 

Blushing at all the compliments 

Beautiful, healthy, feminine, intelligent

But she refusues to see the truth 

And I refuse to leavr her behind 

She will see the magnificance 

That has always been

Soon she will accept the truth 

She is brave, strong, loved

And because of her resilience 

I am who I am today