She looks down at her body And closes her blue eyes It takes all of her self-control To not start crying Because as these girls are proclaiming How proud they are to be skinny The only thing she can think is “I’m trying to be okay with myself.” Because as she looks at her toes, She sees her ******* And her stomach And her feet She thinks she’s so fat Or so ugly But so do caterpillars Before they realize their potential For butterflies
For everyone who feels they aren't beautiful: you are. Page 28 of Trouble: Pages of a Teenage Mind