empty hearts

and minds full of a thousand images

that are replayed in our brains

like an endless photo flip book

 

we become used to the demons who

taunt us, the moment we rise

to the moment we lie

contemplating  the things we 

were taught to be disgusted by

 

they say we're deceived,

and that the media is to blame

but, we've witnessed it in real life

 

we hear our names whispered

among us 

with unforgettable eyes of disgust 
and like a seed, insecurity 
planted inside
 

 

People talk nonsense

"Beauty on the inside"

But no one knows the reality

To live outside of acceptance

Is a desire to die

 

don't be fooled

I've been on both sides -

I've seen the demons that 

play , 

and the demons that hide

 

some say "cheers" 

over a glass of anorexia, bulimia 

and some suicide

 

it doesn't change girls

young, old, they're all alike-

 

and the demons don't change 

and media doesn't change 

and the people who hurt you-

They're all hurting inside

 

the worlds a playground 

for the devils that haunt us

 

and they do blind

your eyes, 

- they have blinded mine 

they make us believe 

which make us confined

and in result,

we lose our own mind

Time, after time, after time...

 

they tie knots around our wrist

and bring razors to our flesh

and booze, and pills, and starvation,

or whatever you fancy

it's all alike

 

but what we can't see 

has us believing a lie

You must be thin

You must be a certain size

You must have this skin

These eyes 

 

Lies. Lies. Lies....

 

I'll tell you 

Quit wasting 

your 

time

 

Distracted by what's black

Distracted from what's white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dedication : to all the young girls who experience(d) bullying in school.
And to all woman who struggle with their self-image.


I was bullied plenty of times when I was a young girl,
and in result, it made me obsess over my appearance for many of my 
teenage and young adult years. One day I was set free from the lies
that haunted me. God showed me the reality. I wish I could
reach out to all the young girls and women who deal with this.
I know your pains, I've been there. And I pray you too,
will see the truth and be set as free as I.