Enough

She was too young to hear what she did. 
She was too young to see the way you looked at yourself. 
She was too young to feel how she did. 

Too skinny. 
I just need to gain weight to be beautiful. 
I just need curves to be beautiful. 

Too fat. 
I just need to lose this belly and thighs to be beautiful. 
I just need to lose this extra weight to be beautiful. 

Not skinny enough. 
Bones peeking through skin, but not beautiful enough. 
Face sunken in, but still not thin enough. 
Fingers fit around my wrists but not small enough. 

It’s too small.  
It’s not small enough. 
It’s too big. 
It’s not big enough. 

Will there ever be a perfect number? 
Will you ever love yourself? 

Just you, not the number, or tag.

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