What will they say
If she do it or
If she doesn’t
She aimed to please them
She was anxious

What will they think
If she looks dull or
If she looks too much pale
She wanted to be pretty
She was distraught

She was scared
of her own reflection
on the mirror
She was scared of
her painted image

She got stuck between
desire for praise and fear
of rejection
She became a prisoner

Then she heard the plea
of her soul
begged her to stop the torture
told her to
take a look inside the heart

She began to love herself
her beauty, her flaw
the greatness in her
perceived her inner strength  And freed her soul
----------------------------------------------~Rith