You’ll never know
How deeply I loathe myself
How I recoil from this body I bear
How I dread the mirror’s cold stare

You’ll never know
How I ache to love myself
To hold this body gently
To meet my gaze and feel at peace

You’ll never know
This war of love and hate inside
They fight for breath, they fight for place
In this one heart, both find their space

You’ll never know
I am a woman worn by fear
A woman unravelling, frayed and torn
I am the woman you reduced , to nothing but a thing