Slowly drowning in the sea of screaming voices

Nothing can distract them from pointing out your flaws

Taunting, laughing,

At the little things you do

They criticize your every move

You try to tell them to stop;

That you love yourself for who you are

But they only laugh harder

You’ve been in the dark for so long,

That when you turn the light on,

It burns your eyes

When you look in the mirror

The face looking back is unrecognizable

You look away in shame

Knowing you were right all along