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I looked into the mirror
I gazed at the figure in the mirror,
Staring back at me
I saw what I was, what I had become.
What because of society's standards
That of I conformed.
I was hideous.
Bones sticking out everywhere.
I wanted to be
What society deemed pretty
But who is society to decide what pretty is?
Who is society to say that I am 'fat'
because of my waistline.
Then again, who is society?
It was too late.
I had damaged what was given to me by God
to be accepted by society.
I glanced in the mirror again.
With renewed resolve I decided to start again.
To eat healthily.
To be comfortable with my body.
For then, and only then
I would be a star.
For only then would I be truly happy.
