Wake up at five every morning
Shower
She tries on thirty different outfits
Finding the perfect
Precise
Beautiful ensemble is key
Headphones on
As the music plays she heats up the straightener.
Second drawer on the left
Black gem bag onto the counter
She pulls out the orange cylinder
Three layers of mascara is applied
Two of eyeliner
One of cover up,
To hide her flaws
Her mistakes
Her pain.
Her beautiful, messy curls are now straight
Hiding her right eye.
A bite of toast for breakfast
Out the door without a word spoken
At school, a boy winks at her
A popular girl smiles
Secret lunches in an alley
Long weekends of regret
But next week
She gets to do it all again
Consummation at last.
