I used to be completely dependent on people,
always being super critical of what they said,
of what they thought.

I used to be fragile,
anything bad said about me,
I'd cry.

I used to be superficial,
lying to myself,
putting myself down for so long.

One day in the summer,
I woke up feeling refreshed.

I thought it was peculiar,
until I saw that the rings under my eyes were gone.

I felt light hearted,
something I had not felt in a long time.

I laid my head in my hands and cried,
but not tears of sadness,
but tears of joy.

I felt my sadness slowly dissolving,
and when I looked into the mirror,
I saw her.

I saw the little girl I used to be,
happy and carefree.