she felt not just a pain when she looked in the mirror, she felt physically sick

she had a sudden urge to change aspects of her life

the colour of her room and what she ate for lunch

she wanted to start again, no

she wanted to be a completely different person

she couldn't see the girls scrolling through her social media,

wishing they were her

and she didn't see the way boys looked at her when she walked by

she was oblivious to her own beauty and so it seemed,

the only person who did not love her was herself

finally that day when she found the one, and he kissed every bruise and wound

until the only thing left on her skin was the glow of self love