The girl I see in the mirror

She's unique

simple and beautiful

she smile's

even though her heart is broken

she try's to be the good in everyone's day

until the point she's about to break

from all her individual pain

that she ignored

just for that stranger to smile

when she look's in the mirror

she sees brown eyes tired and sad

long brown hair put in a loose bun

smudged eyeliner under her eyes

her figure small and straight

with a slight curve at her hips

she sees short nails

that she chewed from anxiety

but most of all

she sees a girl that's broken

a girl who's so broken

that she's beyond repair

she see's a girl who

doesn't love herself

and if she doesn't love herself

then how could anyone else think of loving her

she was a girl I used to know

and even though she didn't know it

she was loved

by lots of people

but she never loved herself

because she put herself down

made strict rules

that she broke

and felt like a failure

and even more

she felt like there was something wrong with her

maybe it's because

she didn't know who she was

or maybe it was because

the man who claimed to love her

told her there were things wrong with her everyday

putting her down to the point

she cried every night

and yelled to god

asking him why

but now it doesn't matter why

because that girls gone

disappeared in the wind

faded from this world

she left without a word

I know this because that girl was me

she as someone I used to know

but I'm not that girl anymore

she died

when I left those who hurt me

moving on accepting my past, pain, and mistakes

realizing how it's okay to love yourself

I smiled for real this time

I looked in the mirror

with confidence

brown eyes bright and big with curiosity

long brown hair down and flowing free

eyeliner put on neatly under my eyes

my figure still small and straight with a slight curve at my hips

but now with glowing skin

my nails long and healthy

but most of all

I no longer see a girl who's broken beyond repair

I see a girl who's strong that can't be held back ever again

I see a girl who loves herself

and is no longer confused

about who I really am

I finally know

and NO one will ever stand in my way again!