Beauty Behind Bars

She looked in the mirror

And left her skin behind

In a search for happiness

That she will never find

He looked in the mirror

And threw away his snack

To get rid of the weight

He had placed upon his back

His mother, in the kitchen

Is making lunch that wins

She cuts herself a half-piece

To make sure she stays thin

His father, at his office

Is putting headphones on

The things he hears about himself

Makes him wish that he was gone.

His teacher, in the schoolyard

Is counting up the class

She's scared to say the number

Else be bullied for her math

They all think they're ugly

Cause they don't look like movie stars

But let me tell you something honey

Beauty's just behind those bars