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Perception of Beauty
May 22, 2011
Her nimble fingers curl.
They clutch the width
of her waist, so gaunt
that it struggles
to hold to her
bones.
Her eyebrows furrow,
brown eyes focus
on the reflection
of perfection
standing inside
a tarnished mirror.
Her glossed lips part, murmuring
an ugly word.
“Fat.”
The note is ear-splitting.
My head shakes
and I begin
to speak out
loud, “Girl,
how dare you
let yourself
be defined
by a flimsy sheet of glass?”
She says nothing, brushing
past my shoulder,
deaf to the noise
of all who try
to convince her of her worth.
© Jessie Y., Ahwahnee, CA
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