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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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Haunting, raw and so real. <3

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by readerhi1234 on 2/17/2011 8:52:47 PM

 
 

Very lovely! Very true, also. Well, besides the part about the boys, for me. I don't do romance. But anyway, very nice. I like to stand at a far distance from the mirror, because I am nearsighted (I'm supposed to wear glasses but I refuse to), so I don't see the imperfections of my face, just my eyes, nose, hair, ears, and mouth. It makes me feel better.

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by tomboy2010 on 2/17/2011 7:10:10 PM

 
 

this is awesome! it's so inspiring!

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by brennyboo1234 on 2/17/2011 6:30:37 PM

 
 

ok that was amazing good job and i love the eyemakup in the pic to but the poem was AMAZING

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by caca35 on 2/17/2011 1:30:05 PM

 
 

ooooh, this is good.

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by LissieLou on 2/17/2011 11:26:56 AM

 
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