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Audacity
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She had a little friend
Sometimes she thinks of her of a fairy.
Who grants her wishes.
She calls her "Ana"
She watches, analyzes, criticizes, and helps me everyday.
And life wouldn't be the same without "Ana"
When she first spoke, she whispered,
"I've been watching you,
Seeing through your troubled eyes,
Did you know there's a light trying to be seen, deep in the darkness?
I can help you make sure the light is seen,
I'll be your shoulder to lean on,
You don't have to do this on your own,
You don't understand yet,
But you will.
All you have to do,
Is do exactly what I say,
But if you disobey me,
I will make sure you are beyond miserable.
Are you up for this?"
She thought for a minute,
And then she finally agreed.
"If that's what it takes." She stated.
A year later,
She is still under the contract of "Ana"
The fairy is brutal and honest
And she pressures and controls her victims.
"It's only for the best. You gotta give up something for something that's even better," Ana claims.
The light trying to shine in all the dark became smaller and smaller
Until it was barely seen
And eventually it was gone
Like all the people in her life.
Her parents and doctor pressure her as well,
"SHE HELPS ME TO BE BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT, BUT YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT,"
she screams.
She encourages me to starve
But it's ok
Because cover girls don't cry after the face is made
And petite and angelic is the new trend
I want to be the trend for once
Sometimes "Ana"
Is a little hard on me
I am afraid once in a while
Because I did something wrong
So she makes me more miserable
But it's okay
I'm used to fear
Her words stab once in a while
But I have a bullet free heart once it comes to her
"You are getting really fat. You are not enough. Why didn't you skip that meal, you fat fuck?!?"
And once I see the reality in the mirror
She tells me the honest truth:
"You're disgusting, don't you see? You have to keep working on yourself, to be like me, to be petite, to be beautiful, to be angelic, to be skinny."
I trust her, so I take her words of genius to heart.
I don't let failure scare me away
Because failure are for the ones who give up
And pretty girls don't give up.
Ana is my motivator,
She makes my life complete,
I envy her,
She had so much self control,
While I can't be like her fast enough.
Who's the monster making me imperfect?
Who's trying to make me give up?
There's infinite answers.
There's two demons inside my head:
The friend and the enemy.
One helps me be perfect, and the other destroys me.
I listen to her, but I have to hide her,
Otherwise they'll kill her
And I need her.
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This poem demonstrates an issue some young people face everyday. It sends a powerful message which is why I love it.
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