i am the mirror image of the broken girl
inadequacy is what i feel when i look at her
how she so effortlessly
does the things
i attempt to do in immense effort
she is my friend
my lifeline
but when i see her
envy
it reigns deep in my bones
inadequacy
it takes me off my off my high horse
i am no longer pretty or confident
i feel the need to shade myself
from the wandering eyes of his
as he looks at her
like he is her world
in lust
and i am
just me.
which seems to be never enough
i am the mirror image
of the broken girl
who walks through the halls
smile on her face
but deep inside all she feels is pain
all i can hope one day
is to shatter the image
and feel beautiful
just being
me.
-vla