hope for the moment

arms wrapped around jean-clad legs

body burrowed in corner of the plushy couch

i sat up straight.

it was dbt group

"living in your body"

on a monday afternoon

in an eating disorder treatment center.

others were strewn about the room

all eyes intent on the "twilight zone" episode

unfolding on the tv screen.

then there was this-

a second that the woman's face was revealed

and she screamed about how ugly she was

and the people around her turned away in horror

that's when i saw a flash of my own self

reflected in her beauty.

the beauty she could not see

nor the people around her

but

was there.

hope rushed into my heart in that moment.