Insecurities

A poem about how overcoming something so dark in one's life can impact their lives.

My insecurities get the best of me

Feeling low, like no one cares.

Unsure about almost everything

Hopeless feelings, feelings of despair.

 

You tend to think that you are ugly

When others say, “That cannot be true.”

Every part of you feels so unsightly

But you know it, feeling oh so blue.

 

I compare myself to models

Asking, “Why am I made this way?”

No answer back, left to dawdle

So hard to see when your world is only gray.

 

Why is the world so superficial?

Concerned with fake breasts and double zero jeans

The only way to be cool, official

Is to be like every egotistical teen.

 

Everyone makes me hide

Almost like a turtle in its shell.

All the tears that I have cried,

It felt like everyday I was walking through hell.

 

At one point I was weak

Just to live was an uphill battle.

All the feelings I would keep

Came up bursting in me; being loud and it rattled.

 

I have overcome the fight, the battle I have won.

No one could stop me if they tried

The light seemed so uplifting from the everyday sun.

All my doubts had fled, leaving me to find my pride.

 

From this day forth I appreciate myself

My body, my looks, my hair.

Never look down on yourself

You have a meaning in this life, just learn to care

Author's Note

I hope that this poem is something that everyone can relate to or have seen in their lifetime. I am an advocate for bullying and have been through some tough experiences.
No REALLY BAD COMMENTS! I am all for criticism to make my piece better, but please, no nasty comments!

Reviews

[SteveB]

Welcome to WC.
I truly enjoyed the tone of this piece. You laid out the situation clearly. The rhymes were never forced and the structure was good. If I may make one suggestion, read you rwork aloud. If you are going to use rhyme try to get into a rythmn. In a few of the stanzas the final line was long and broke the rythmn you had established. I look forward to reading more of your work.

[Brittney Maxwell]

Thanks for the review guys! I was thinking the same SteveB when i reread it that the last line was definitely a lot longer and threw it off. I appreciate the constructive criticism!

[Parsimony]

Why be like others when you can be yourself? When you feel others are against you the best thing to do is be an advocate for yourself.

Please read Follow the Path. It might help you see things differently.