My monster
Doesn't hide under my bed
She hides in my mirror
In the dark spaces
She is the one
Who calls the other girl ugly
The one who never faces her problems
She is sharp
And edges
And obnoxious
And arrogant
And she is me
And I am her
And I am struggling
To find the time of day
To look in the mirror
And just love myself
Because even though sometimes
I am sharp
And edges
And obnoxious
And arrogant
And selfish
I am always trying
To sand down my rough edges
Not for anybody
But myself
