I know a girl

Who hates herself

She looks in the mirror with disgust

As she pinches the skin she sees as a flaw

She sighs as she whispers

"I'll never be beautiful."

I know a girl

Who smiles as she's dying inside

She takes in others problems

While she can't make time to deal with her own

As she thinks

She can't do anything right

I know a girl

Who causes pain to relieve pain

She wears long sleeves

So no one sees the pain from inside

That will be engraved on her skin

Forever

I know a girl

Who writes her feelings on paper

To make her feel a little less miserable

Tears roll down her cheeks

As her mind is racing, saying

"I know this girl, this girl is me."