The New Me

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Pictures posted on the mirror

thinness was my goal

I had a grip, I thought I could steer it

but my life was way out of control

 

I didn't realize how little I ate

or how bad I was wasting away

all I wanted was to lose the weight

that the girls mocked me about every day

 

"You're fat, you're weird," they said with a laugh

and soon it got to my head

they didn't realize that those harsh words

are what could have made me dead

 

After four years in a hospital room

I was finally on the road to recovery

I gained some faith, I gained some weight

and I finally learned to love me

 

Fifty pounds of confidence gained

and curves that go on for days

the smile I now wear is the best curve of all

and I'd say now I have it made

 

I'm still a normal teenage girl

I've just seen a lot more than some

the only time I'll ever look back

is to see how far I've come

 

My new curves make my clothes have a different fit

and my hair is sometimes a mess

to some people that makes me imperfect

but to me my flaws are what make me FLAWLESS

 

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