Every morning I put on full body spanx

And I turn to the side

And I look at myself in the mirror

And I pinch at my stomach

And I wish I was some other girl

I walk through the halls of my school

With my shoulders hunched

And my arms hugging my waist

Because I want to make myself smaller

And I wish I was some other girl

I flinch when I hear whispers

Because the hushed voices have to be talking about me

And why wouldn't they be

There's so much to talk about

Every afternoon I come home

And I leave the whispers behind

And I take off the full body spanx 

Because it's suffocating me

And I wish I was some other girl

Because when my door opens

And my mom comes in to put away clothes

The voices aren't hushed at all

They echo in my ears and leave me empty

"It wouldn't kill you to lose a little weight"

And every night when I sit in bed

Her words bounce around my skull

And I wish that everyone knew

It is killing me

When I wish I was some other girl