Beautiful You

Beautiful - having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind.

You fake a smile every day.

Struggle to ignore their whispers,

Their gossip,

Their stares.

You try to be strong..

You try to hold on.

You need to.

Your world is falling

Apart

And you 

Need

To

Be

Perfect. 

You need the good grades.

You need the perfect figure.

You need to keep up the mask of happiness.

...But I see you.

I know you're hurting.

I know you struggle

To keep from listening

To those comments

All of the

Jerks

Make.

I want you to 

know

That you don't 

Need 

To be strong--

I'll hold you together 

If you break.

I'm 

Here.

Please don't change.

Don't push yourself

Too

Hard,

Because I love you..

And you.. You're 

-Beautiful-

Don't you know?

Reviews

[Monica]

I really enjoyed reading this! This is a great write :)
the statement you are making is so very true...we all need to be ourselves.

Please don't change.
Don't push yourself
Too
Hard,
Because I love you..
And you.. You're
-Beautiful-
Don't you know?

You couldn't have said it better :)

[Liefje]

I absolutely LOVE what you did with the number of words on the lines! A great poem with lots of raw, genuine, relatable emotion :)

[Mockingbird]

this is descriptive of what high school can be like for someone who is an outcast. it's a lot of pressure and it's nice that you have a friend who will be there for you and comfort you. this is an excellent poem for both content and form.

[Sleeping Maiden]

I loved this. A very powerful write. People do tend to strive to be flawless.. but no one can ever be. We are humans. We make mistakes..
I love the strength in this poem. It gives power.
Don't change for it is you who makes you yourself.. =D Well done!

[Mark]

I enjoyed reading this. Without being very specific, you've projected the feelings of empathy for someone close who is hurting very well.