Chlorine and inferiority

You're standing in front of the mirror

In your swimsuit

'Ugh I look terrible'

You cringe at the elastic nakedness

It pulls you into

You gather your hair into a bun

And watch as your forehead is revealed

And realise you have a rather knob shaped skull

And you pull the swimming cap over your head

'Wow....my head looks so disproportionate when compared to my body'

And you snap the goggles on with a sigh of relief

Because it covers most of your face 

And you can hide behind its lenses 

Hide your insecurities

And you step into the water

An aching sense of familiarity washing over you

Till you are drowning in its chlorinated depths

And as you watch the sun rays

Dance on the swimming pool ground

You know that here,

You are flawless

You are magnificent,

You are invincible 

Here, in the water,

You are beautiful.