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The Girl Trapped in the Mirror - An original poem

 

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Hey girls! Here’s an original poem written by a GL reader just like you. Leave your critiques in the comments please.

 

The Girl Trapped In the Mirror

The girl that’s trapped inside the mirror
Screams for my attention
Anywhere I look, everywhere I look
I only see the imperfection

She’s fat and she’s ugly
She’s self-conscious and unsure
Whenever people look at me
I feel as if they just see her

She’ll never be good enough
For any boy I know
I’d try and run away from her
But there’s nowhere I can go

Every once in a while I’ll feel pretty
And the girl smiles from her mirror
But as soon as it came, the smile is gone
And the screams of imperfection are all I can hear

Still, I’ll put my best foot forward
Ignore the girl that I see
I’ll try to overlook the girl in the mirror

And try to focus on me
 
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this is a great poem. i think all girls can relate to this at sometime or another. Smile write more please!!!

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by pce_lurve_kraken on 3/1/2011 5:41:54 PM

 
 

that is good. really good. that happens to me alot when i look at pictures of myself.

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by pottergirl135 on 2/22/2011 9:38:09 PM

 
 

this is soooooo nicely put!!!

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by lilypod14 on 2/22/2011 1:36:53 PM

 
 

Wow.

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by Doodle600 on 2/22/2011 1:04:09 PM

 
 

love it! ;)

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by brittany3997 on 2/21/2011 6:29:51 PM

 
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