Reflections
When I Was a "Big Girl"
When I was a big girl I was invisible.
People looked right through me,
Never saw me.
They never noticed that I was smart,
and witty,
and had a good heart.
All they saw was a waistline
That didn't measure up to the standards
Of a society that rates your worth
By numbers on a scale.
Then I wasn't a big girl anymore,
And suddenly I was thrust from the shadows.
Suddenly I was "beautiful."
Funny,
I was still smart,
and witty,
and had a good heart.
Wasn't I beautiful before?
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