Learning to Love the Girl in the Mirror

When I look in the mirror,

I don't see the same person

I saw two years ago.

Then, I looked in the mirror and I saw flaws.

I saw a fat stomach.

I saw gross, frizzy hair.

I saw a too-big nose.

I saw too-small b***s.

I saw thunder thighs and bingo wings.

I saw a mistake.

But now, I stand in front of the mirror 

      that I used to loathe and I see

      a beautiful human being.

I see strikingly blue eyes.

I see scars that tell a story 

      that I am no longer ashamed of.

I see freckles like dots of happiness

      scattered across my face.

I see long, beautifully wild hair.

I see someone who has gone through

      and survived a lot in 19 years.

I see a beautiful, strong young woman

      who can do anything she sets her mind to.

Reviews

[mattavelli]

Great write, Sarah. Learning to love ourselves... The greatest love of all. Wat are bingo wings?

[Sarah Flanigan]

It's a nickname for arm fat, because when people win at bingo, they tend to wave their arms in the air, and if they've got arm fat, it waves, sort of like wings.

[mattavelli]

Haha, that works.

[Sarah Flanigan]

I think it's one of those southern sayings that we southerners use all the time and we forget that the rest of the world probably doesn't know what they mean.

[mattavelli]

Could be, but I'm confused by half of what I hear anymore, anyway. I think I'm losing touch. Haharead moreCould be, but I'm confused by half of what I hear anymore, anyway. I think I'm losing touch. Haha
We should just create our own idioms and enjoy confusing everyone else.

[Sarah Flanigan]

Agreed, that would make life so much more interesting for everyone involved.

[unspoken_vocabulary]

I love it. I really need to gain the confidence that you have managed to gain, I need it. Its destroying me inside-out