She was alone all by herself
She is staring at the mirror
Perfection stares right back
Is she happy with herself?
Is she happy with herself?!
No

She was fat
She was ugly
She was suicidal
She was bruised
She was suffering
she was a failure
She was a disgrace
Was

Tears filled her eyes
She grabbed a cloth and wiped her face
She shed the illusion
She will no longer lie and hide
She will no longer speak foul words about herself
She will never live up to the expectations of others

She wiped off her lipstick
She will no longer hurt people to gain self confidence
She wiped off her eye makeup
She will no longer see things that are not there
She wiped off her foundation
She will never hide behind her façade
She removed her earrings
She will not let mean comments go ignored
Believing that it is due to envy
She will stand strong

She looked in the mirror
Was this even her?
Why was her hair falling down in weak rays?
Why was her face so pale?
Why were there bags under her eyes?
Why could she see her ribs?
How did she allow herself to be like this?
The mirror mocked her
She was ug-
No she was not
She will not be ridiculed
This is her
She will not believe something that is not there

She charged toward the mirror
She threw random bottles and powder towards it
She flicked, she lunged
She scattered all of her makeup on the mirror
Until she finally ran out
Of things to throw

She stood panting
Breathless and tired
Staring at the mirror
Which was now smeared with color
Red,blue,green,black
Slowly it slid down
Revealing the girl who once hid behind it all
Who hid behind the illusion
It was the she realized,
no matter how thick you paint it
Your true colors will always show

For the first time
in a long time
she smiled
She smiled a true and genuine smile
She took a sponge
And wiped away the mess
Cleaning up what was left of her past
She put on a baggy shirt
And some sweatpants
She tied up her hair

Then she finally looked in the mirror
She silenced the voice that pointed out her flaws
And embraced the voice that showed
Her how beautiful she is
She knew that voice
that voice was none other than hers

For the first time
She felt strong and confident
with a smile on her face
Whose beauty was now clearer
She turned her back
On the
Vanity Mirror