Life

I told a girl once, I said, “please don’t cry”
And she looked back at me 
With her wet brown eyes
And said “how can I not?
My body’s imperfect,
My soul is so hurt and 
Am I even worth it?”

It pained me to hear
Self esteem so broken 
Self loathing so severe 
So severe she’d shed a tear 
For every dance she wasn’t asked to 
Makes her feel like its all true 
That beauty’s on the outside

She taught herself to fall in love twice 
And when both of those people were out of her life 
She got lost for a little while
Wore her sunglasses at night 
Woke up with her head in her hands 
And shut the blinds to lock out sunlight

And when she made it out of bed
She’d assess the damage
And those bags beneath her eyes were full
Of baggage she couldn’t carry

And I tried to help her 
Screamed, “can’t you see you’re
Drowning in the horrors of 
Low self worth.”

And I slammed on the mirror
But I couldn’t break through the glass 
And I helplessly watched my life 
Slip right through her fingers.