ugly girl

flipping through magazines full of
beautiful people, with their million-dollar
smiles and great good looks
and i find the one i like the best
and tack it on my wall
i wake the next morning and see her staring
with her senseless, empty eyes
and i wish i was her in
the picture
i stare back at the reflection for
hours, that morning, and hope that in some way
i can be
pretty
and be the image that an ugly girl
tacks on her wall.

June 28, 2001