UGLY DUCKLING

She wasn’t like your clique,

You made sure she

Knew it.

Lipstick on her locker.

Eggs on her windshield.

To you she wasn’t

Normal.

And you were

Right then…

She was just an

Ugly Duckling.

 

She dressed alil’ funny,

Didn’t bother much with

Make Up.

Plus she loved Shakespeare,

And read World History.

Dreamed of being

An Astronaut,

As you wooed

‘Aston this’

And Followed

Meagan that.

 

Now you regret it.

Wish you’d realized,

Her Hidden Charisma.

The Beauty Underneath

Her clothes.

 

See…

She was a Late Bloomer,

And now she’s everywhere.

The News,

The Moon,

France.

See…

She didn’t need to be cooler.

And now she’s everything.

An Astronaut,

A Success,

An inspiration.

 

She shines brighter

Than a lone star

On a dark night.

And she’s encouraging

Ugly Duckling’s like herself

To fight the pain,

Tears and taunts.

And one day Bloom into

Beautiful Swans.

 

She’s talking to you.

 

-M.Babu-

 

 

 

 

  

 

Author's Note

I needed to do this in free verse...for someone i know.
Hope you can relate:)

Reviews

[Sukriti Suki]

Nice one..I like how deep and simple this is.

[lifesmith]

haha, I can def relate...can't say I'm an astronaut but I certainly was a late bloomer :)

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

beautiful I really liked this a lot

100/100

[Jake Staffeld]

A great poem about the potential in all of us. A great and uplifting read.

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

A beautiful swan for the world to see.