Picture on the wall
A glance in the mirror
The object on the wall
Ripped wallpapers
Chipped tiles
Aged-stained bed sheets
Determination written on the lines
on her face
She no longer saw herself
She only saw the picture in the
frame
The pretty girl in the photo on
the wall
That was a girl with a life of
glam
A girl clad in fur and silk
The beautiful Hollywood actress
It was going to be a difficult
transformation
She was truly determined
She had dyed her brunet curls blonde
Sunshine-blonde like the mane of
the damsel in the picture
She was going to suck on her lips
until they had a pout
She no longer craved food
If skinny was in vogue, then
skinny she’ll be!
This new lifestyle made her lie in
unknown beds
This lifestyle caused her to kiss
the lips of many
Her dresses were never worn below
her knees
She was willing to go the extra
mile
She was determined to lay with the
ugliest beings
She was going to be exactly like
the girl in the picture
She was willing to take the road
of damnation
She was willing to ruin an unknown
destiny
She had tasted poverty
She knew what it meant to lack
What it felt like to crave the
crumbs from the shiny floors of the rich
What it meant to lack appropriate
clothes to suit the ever changing weather
What it meant to be called names
and be covered in shame
How it felt to lack acceptance
Acceptance from the society
She was never picked in competitions
despite be intelligence
She could never qualify for pageants
She was too scruffy for such
But that would all change soonest
She would risk it all
She would rip the rags and wear pretty
jewellery
She would belong to this royal
niche
She wanted to belong
She didn’t care what they said
She was a “Wannabe”
By Sylvia Chika
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