The Odd One Out

The children used to laugh at me
For being the biggest one
They used to call me names
And to them it was so much fun

I hid inside the toilets
And ate my lunch alone
Someone, somewhere was watching
Something, somewhere went wrong

I used to hurt myself
Because I never loved what I saw
This body was so disgusting
I would laugh at myself as well

Someone called me ugly
Another one called me fat
The names were never ending
A new day, a new threat

Today I cut my skin
Probing and picking at my flesh
Wondering why I am like this
Why can I not be perfect?

And tomorrow the day shall wake
Same person, same face
I will hurt myself again
Just because I am out of place

Reviews

[Holly O'Brien]

sad...at the start of the poem i could feel the speakers emotions so clearly...but nearing the end...it became distant and just hopeless....i truly enjoyed it nonetheless!! emotional....

[Dutch Jr.]

Morbid tone, but it comes from the depths of your consciousness, which is quite plain in how you write this. Emotion is the most important indergredient in any piece of writing, and you captured that.

[Shalini Dinesh]

a very sad write, the true beauty lies within oneself and not in his/her appearance... nice poem, when we don't love our ownself then who else will???

[Deaths Cold Kiss]

this one is a very sad write, i can relate

[Ryan]

this one hit pretty hard.

i can relate to a lot that you have written and it's amazing to see that you've presented it so well.

I can't find anything wrong with this poem other than the tears it can force a person to shed.

Not thats there is anything wrong with that (:

[TheKaylaPup]

Ow, this is very sad. It's terrible that people feel this way. I hope this wasn't meant to be about yourself. I think you're in place here, your work is great. =)