Fat girl

My mother always told me
People wouldn't give me certain chances
Because I was overweight
But I have spent so much time
Trying to disprove that

I kept telling myself
"Next time"
"Well they had their reasons for leaving me out"
"They forgot to invite me to the mall with them"
"It has nothing to do with my weight"

For so long
I had hope
That maybe
Just maybe
My mother wasn't right about people

But no matter how long
 Or how hard I wished
People left me out
Abandoned me
Forgot

Because I wasn't a stick
I couldn't fit in a size 12
We couldn't share the same cloths
Which must mean I was also emotionally numb

I help out hope for people
But believe it or not
Just because i'm heavy
Overweight even

That doesn't mean i'm incapable of doing
Things
It doesn't mean
I don't get hurt
Or feel alone

Is it really too much to ask
To just be seen for me
And not seen as that fat chick
The blimp

My mother always told me the skinny girl
Would always be chosen first
Over the fat girl
In every single case

And no one
Not one person
Has
Or could disprove her theory



 

Author's Note

People don't give me any chances because I am fat and no matter how long I think people will change they never will I will always be picked last

Reviews

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

I am so proud of you to write this down , you must express the feeling of so many Fat children and people , your honestly is amazing ... sadly I can say that your mom most be right , in modern life , fatness is usually connected to un healthy life, neglected way of life that cause the fat child look like that , in reality , its not always true .... some want to get thiner, but just can't . But , I also dont understand , why you can stay fat and be happy , if you will be skinny , would you feel better.... what if you feel good now? is the fact that you are fat will make you feel bad with yourself? .... I wish you understand , that not all people love skinny girls / women (me for example).... be a good soul ... smile alot ... and your love will find you ... no matter how fat you are .. xx Yossi

[nishantshah2381]

My mother always told me the skinny girl
Would always be chosen first
Over the fat girl
In every single case

amazing thoughts. g8* read

[0tulissa]

This is my case, but instead of my mother, it was my grandma. I've losed a lot of weight in the last few years and she still singles me out over all her other grandchildren. But I loved the peom, it's beautiful.

[Libby]

Brave,honest and relatable c:

[The Analog Kid]

It all depends if you are happy with yourself and body. If so, then you are miles ahead by understanding how most people think. If you are not happy with your weight, it is something that you can change. It just hurts to have your Mom tell you these things that she is doing so you don't get hurt. They still hurt to hear. What a cycle it becomes. Really there is never a good reason to judge people on appearance alone, right?

[Audrey Howitt]

This must have been difficult to write. We have so many twisted images of what is acceptable in this society--I actually feel quite strongly that much of women's distaste for their own bodies arises out of the images promulgated by the media--so we all think we have to be thin--I want to scream it from the rooftops--No--we have to be healthy and happy in our own skin---I know women who are skinny and feel that they are too heavy--Be happy Sarah, be whole and love every inch of you--This was a wonderful and brave write--full of thought and respect and sensitivity--

[SilentDreamer]

It's amazing how rude and immoral people can be! Size does not matter. Why do people think it does? How can people be like that? Really, there are so many that think that people who are overweight don't matter or something. It doesn't make any sense! But really, great write, great emotion and logic. If only everyone could see this about others. Amazing job about a difficult topic.

[Brook Hughes]

My mother doesnt approve of the music I listen to. But I just push away what crap she says to me and ignore her. Don't let ur mom turn u down. She can't control ur happiness:) Keep writing

[Liza]

it hurts when our own mothers do not approve of us; they feel responsible for our shape and succumb to negative motivation and tough love. they see us as little clones of them and enforce their pressures onto us. i remember this was the reason i moved out of my mother's nest the minute i turned 21, for my sanity. it was hard hearing you're not going to find a quality man to love you at the weight you are in...ironically i did find a loving man but my mother's voice in my head told me i wasn't worthy and my insecurities destroyed that relationship because i kept on thinking he would leave me for someone prettier, thinner and more confident. the most important lesson all women need to learn is self love and acceptance, a balanced health in mind, body and soul...

[Desmund Tiny]

"My mother always told me the skinny girl
Would always be chosen first
Over the fat girl
In every single case "

I don't believe this because most of my chubby friends are the luckiest and I envy them because I'm too skinny..... And to tell you the truth ...you're lovely

This poem is great. You expressed the emotions here very well and don't mind those people for they are fools. Don't let them drag you down . People always judge other's physical looks but what's important is what inside. So cheer up ^^,