I knew this boy once
He was nice from the start

He'd skip class
Go smoke cigarettes in the grass

He had strict parents
Went to church just to prove

He was a real game changer
Until he said goodbye

All it took was
Telling him about my thighs

I would love to tell him
Just how that made my eyes sigh

I didn't know the kid for long
But that was the start of
a lifelong aching song

If I could I would
Take a knife and
Slice off everything until
I'm the ideal beauty
Perceived by social structure

But what could he
Possibly do to change
The way he views
Himself and the ones
He brings down to his level
By calling them fat?