I've never struggled with body dysmorphia, anorexia, or bulimia and I can't imagine how difficult it is to live with that. I tried to write from that perspective in this poem. ❤︎ 🍃
WARNING: themes of past suicidal thoughts
A poem inspired by a song and my own experiences
Is it possible to love yourself, when your reflection is what you fear the most?
A poem about body dysmorphia, please do not read if it could trigger you
Beauty will always come from within, but some days, all your flaws are put on a platter. Picking at every tiny detail until you're left with a fragment of yourself.
It feels like a crime. When I see my reflection in the mirror, I'm plunged underwater, as if a wave had just crashed over me. I'm so overwhelmed by the shouting in my head that I close my eyes.
I've never struggled with body dysmorphia, anorexia, or bulimia and I can't imagine how difficult it is to live with that. I tried to write from that perspective in this poem. ❤︎ 🍃
WARNING: themes of past suicidal thoughts
A poem inspired by a song and my own experiences
Is it possible to love yourself, when your reflection is what you fear the most?
A poem about body dysmorphia, please do not read if it could trigger you
Beauty will always come from within, but some days, all your flaws are put on a platter. Picking at every tiny detail until you're left with a fragment of yourself.
It feels like a crime. When I see my reflection in the mirror, I'm plunged underwater, as if a wave had just crashed over me. I'm so overwhelmed by the shouting in my head that I close my eyes.