The Hated Obsession

Everyone has had their fair share of teasing and lies they've heard . I'm not an exception to that rule .

I cannot stand the lies they tell

Whispering untruths in my ears

Looking into the lying mirror

They start to down myself

These voices that speak

Who curse and laugh

Seeking my demise all around

Trying to call all my walls down

My reflection is my only enemy

Which causes their war to start?

Leaving me to fight this endless cause

Ugly, fat, and horrible

They start to giggle

As my tears fall to the floor

I try to hold them in

But I cannot force them to quit

I stare me down

My pale blue eyes

And thin, white skin

Starting to believe their whispered lies

I cannot fight this much longer

My eyes grow bloodshot and puffy

Their lies stuck in my head

Deep down to my heart I believe them

I want a hand

A grasping reprieve

To pull me from their evil ways

And save myself from self-esteem

I look for one among the people

That I call my friends

Reaching out, but never grasping.

Hoping I won’t fall hard

Stumbling past the mirror

They yell for me to stop

And I stare transfixed by my reflection

They grin smugly at my mistake

My reflection stares back

The scared gaze the color blue

I want to pull away

But I find I cannot

I feel a hand grab my own

But I cannot see who it is

The arms wrap around me tight

And shield my eyes from the mirror

The voices protest and claw at my mind

I feel oddly relieved at this small reprieve

“You are beautiful, and are worth it”

He says unto my ear

The voices quit for there is nothing to say

For my reaching hand

Had finally been grabbed

And held onto tight

I was pulled away from the self-hatred

The voices that demeaned

Into somewhere happier

Where I can be myself

He smashed the mirror

My object of self-depression

The object of my hated obsession

And held me close to him

I knew now the voices were a figment

Of one’s imagination

To make you feel like you are nothing

When in reality you are more

Don’t let them take over and become like I was

You are worth more than you know

You just need to find the friend

That will grab your reached out hand

Reviews

[Kia]

It's so strong how you worded the way one feels about her self esteem. The description is strong and the flow is phenominal. I like the phrase The arms wrap around me tight "And shield my eyes from the mirror" and how you described this person giving a positive energy after being taunted. And the last lines-very meaningfull especially for young girls. I feel like this poem may inspire someone!

[nicolo]

Lies are the things that are not existing, yet proves itself to be existing. Great job :)

[Devilish_Light]

This was very good. Its a pure honesty about the world and what many of us do. Good job :3

[Matthew Kult]

inspirational and honest. Great read.

Matthew