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Size.

November 19, 2014
By gvachon PLATINUM, Watertown, Connecticut
gvachon PLATINUM, Watertown, Connecticut
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Do you know that she diets everyday
Fights everyday, is hungry everyday,
So that one day she can burn her size 16 dress
And wear a bikini to the beach,
Do you know?

No, you don't.
You think she eats all day,
lays all day, is full all day,
So that one day she can rely on the government
To take care of her diabetes-ridden size 16 dress
Do you know?

Do you know she clutches her fat in the mirror
Cries in the mirror, smashes the mirror
So that maybe the reflection will change
And she can see beauty smiling back at her
Do you know?

No, you don't.
You think she's never seen a damn mirror
Doesn't know her size, doesn't know she has fat
So you have to remind her every day,
And watch her smile fade away.
Do you know?

Do you know that one day she'll be done
Done hating her body, done hating herself,
So that she'll break out of societal chains
And scream F*** You, I'm beautiful
Do you know?

No, you don't.
You don't think she deserves that.
Deserve self-respect, deserve any respect at all.
So when you call her ugly she whips around
And chocks you out with her size 16 dress,
Then you'll know.



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