When I Was Just Ten...

I met this girl when I was just ten

She was pretty, thin, and tall

While I would have waffles for breakfast then

She would tell me to have nothing at all

This girl was nice, she never stalled

She had not one single flaw

She had the smallest frame I’d ever seen

I would stare at her in awe

I met this girl when I was just ten

She was perfect and never loll

While I just sat there next to her

Ugly, fat, and small

This girl was perfect and it was true

Skinny, shiny, and new

Maybe if I kept her around, she’d make me perfect too

This girl stayed with me when I was eleven

I decided to keep her around

She told me that burgers were no longer heaven

And they were making my face too round

This girl I met would not mislead.

I could always count on her to stay

Other things in my life would leave

But she would never stray

I had made this girl proud when I was twelve

When I stopped eating breakfast at all

She told me I was starting to look pretty good

And my neighbors could even recall

When I was thirteen this girl got bossy,

Telling me what to do.

She reasoned that what I was doing wasn’t costly

Plus it was nothing new

This girl made me work harder.

She even gave me advice

So what if I’m crumbling under the pressure?

My health is the only sacrifice.

When I was fourteen this girl got worse

She was telling me what I could eat

I acquiesced myself to be coerced

At lunch I would stare at my feet

And now, this girl, she’s still around

And others notice her too

She taunts me at lunch and keeps me bound

I’m struggling to see what to do

I met this girl when I was just ten

I am deeply scared of her now

But what scares me more

Is I don’t want her to leave

I am lost without her around…