Skinny

Look at me
Skinny as a stick
Railroad thin
I don't see that
I see fat

135 pounds
Is what they see
195 pounds
Is what I see
Mirror, why do you lie to me?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Segal Avatar
November 28, 2009 at 2:12 AM
Nice poem, take a look at my poem, What you see in The Mirror, love Simone
Fraser Avatar
August 8, 2009 at 6:43 AM
Nice write Roxie>>James
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February 14, 2009 at 4:30 PM
My goodness, Roxie, didn't you know that mirrors ALWAYS lie! And 135 pounds is not fat, unless you're 4'5". (I'm dieting now, though people laugh when I tell them, so I can really relate to this great expression of angst! Carolyn
Lopez Avatar
February 13, 2009 at 9:39 PM
despite what is actually before us, it's our own perception the becomes our truth to battle......great write !
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