Media

She was young, with her dimples and bangs

She could see the cover of Newsweek

A lady like a queen, stands

Pretty, curves, slender

The girl felt grief

Her body was not good

“I’m getting so huge”, she thought,

“I’m a monster for wanting cake”

Bittersweet things came up her throat

It was torture to make yourself ill for a little waist

But boys only want you if you are what’s in a magazine.

by MJ Nunez

Grade 9, Father Mercredi High School