She’s beginning to look better,
The girl in the mirror.
Her face seems brighter, eyes well lit and filled with hope.
Is it because of a new diet?
My new hair attachments?
Or maybe the new make up that I’m applying?
No, I don’t think it’s that.
I don’t think all the shadow chasing yielded any results whatsoever.
I think it’s because I’m beginning to show her some love,
Love I think she truly deserves.

It’s funny how people people shame us,
Character, body, mind, we just aren’t good enough for them.
Then when we try to make it good enough we come off as desperate,
Shallow, close minded, slutty,
Immoral, dumb ass, cold.
That’s just the thing you know,
You can spend your whole life trying to satisfy them
But it will never be enough.

It took me a while to learn all this,
And even though I’ve learned, it’s much harder to apply it.
I still feel like I don’t know enough,
My “assets” still don’t seem big enough,
My tummy still way too big,
My experiences and past still way too tainted,
Ruined by chances I didn’t take and all the fun I didn’t have.
But I’m trying,
And everyday it gets a little easier.

You see, the girl in the mirror,
Has no idea of her identity.
She is merely a reflection of your body and mind.
Many believe that she is only your physical replica,
But the experienced will find that her appearance is often manipulated,
By the positive and negative thoughts that cross our minds.

Some days she’s beautiful,
You’re proud of her.
Oh she’s so damn pretty.
Other times she’s a mess,
A failure, an idiot,
A moron, she’ll never make it.
She’s all the terrible words and, thoughts that replay in your mind.

You’ll have good days,
And you’ll have bad days,
Ain’t no point in denying that.
But I’d like to remind you,
That the girl in the mirror is definitely worth your love and respect.
She’s got this far and by God’s grace will go even farther,
She’s not perfect but she really is trying.
She’s not the best but has most definitely learnt from every test.
As hard as it might be for you to believe, she is enough,
In every way possible, she is enough.
Don’t let anyone, try to convince you of anything different.