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~ Perfect ~

I can't be myself anymore,

tears fall down my ghostly face,

my once sparkling eyes... dull

my once h u g e smile.. gone

My legs start to shake,

my heart beats too quickly,

I'm falling.

(falling)

My long brown hair lays limp,

just about covering my protruding collarbones.

Firstmistake: looking,

looking back at my reflection.

T E A R S fall, heavy down my face,

because I see that girl I despise looking back at me;

I don't like looking in the mirror,

because I don't like what I see staring back at me.

I bite down on my lip,

closing my brown eyes when I taste b l o o d,

wishing, just wishing,

that maybe.. maybe,

I'll be that girl everyone loves again.

I try my best to smile,

but it'll never be the real thing.

I try my best to smile,

but I don't even know what happy is anymore.

I shake my head,

run my fingers through my hair,

trying to get rid of those horrible thoughts,

pleaseleavemealone

Secondmistake: staring,

staring at my reflection.

I stare at the girl looking back at me,

not understanding who she is.

My heart thumps in my chest,

and I hear him call my name.

I want to cry out for him,

let him hold me in his arms.

My hands tremble,

my fingers finding their way to the mirror,

THIRD MISTAKE!

Running my fingers down my reflection,

going over every single imperfection

and the tears keep falling,

and I start to wonder.. will they ever stop?

My legs shake and I feel... n u m b.

I'm numb. And I wonder.. is it better this way?

And then.. I feel the arms before I see them,

I feel his warm breath on my neck,

tears fall onto my bare shoulder,

and for one moment; I'm safe

"I'm scared.." You whisper softly,

your arms wrapping tightly around my tiny waist,

and then you rest your head on my shoulder.

"Me too.." I whisper back,

why is everything so hard? Why did I have to change?

I watch you in the mirror,

the way you look at me,

showing just how much you l o v e me,

telling me that I need help

Our eyes meet,

our hands in each other's,

lacing our fingers together,

and you whisper those three words I love to hear,

ILOVEYOU

the three words that never fail to make me smile.

Hold me close, I don't care if I can't breathe tonight.

Hold me close, I don't want to die tonight.

Hold me close; let me know you care.

"You're perfect."

I shake my head, knowing it's not true,

and I remind you that nobody is perfect,

you shake you own head,

"You're perfect in my eyes."

And for the first time in a long time,

I turn away from the mirror reflection,

and I turn to face you.

I murmur those three words back,

not looking back; not wanting to look back,

avoiding the mirror,

looking into your eyes,

happiness, love, perfection,

I love you Chad Dylan Cooper.