How I See Myself

By: S.S.

My reflection's hips are round and plump like an apple

but in reality, they are as skinny as a stick.

When I look in the mirror and down at my feet

they look as swollen and uneven as a soft mushy plumb.

Then I look up at my stomach

the ugly, stretched out piece that is as heavy as a dumbbell,

what a mess!

To the side are the fat meat sticks that I call my arms,

at first they start out big, but then they get really skinny when you get to my hands.

I look straight up into the mirror and see the thing that bothers me the most,

my ugly, stupid, horrible face complete with a big red nose and eyes that could scare crows away.

My hair! My horrible, horrible hair that has been hanging in my face to block it away.

Do you think this is how I look?

I'm beautiful!

I have long black hair, a beautiful face, and a body that’s just right! This image in the mirror is how other people make me think of myself,and I'm sick of it because I'm beautiful the way I am!