I gaze into the mirror
ashamed of what I see
that spiteful peice of glass
is reflecting part of me
It's worse than I imagined
The image is unknown
the face thats shining back at me
just doesnt match my own
I can pretend that i dont see it
and pray that it goes away
but delaying the truth is hopeless
It will return some other day
It's wrathful gaze entraps me
My secrets I must confide
I'm forced to remain a partner
to my friend on the other side
I had always been a happy girl,
Good grades, pretty,
I grew up in a sheltered town,
Not in a large city.
I played soccer all the time,
Had plenty of friends,
Thought that I would be happy forever,
Its funny how forever can end.
It just took one day,
Of looking in the mirror,
To take everything away,
And fill my life with fear.
Oh gaining weight,
Of getting fat,
Its funny how big things,
Can start from something as small as that.
So I began to diet,
My ideas planned out fast,
Not knowing what was really happening,
That I was being trapped.
Breakfast became a thing of the past,
And lunch soon followed,
It was hard going through the day,
With my stomach feeling hollow.

I went from being the happy me,
To one that was always sad,
Anytime I thought of food,
I just felt even more bad.
And now I am trapped in,
Surrounded by hundreds of walls,
And every time I try to climb over one,
I only fall.

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