I wish I felt beautiful
I hear it everyday
From people I love and total strangers too
But I never feel like it
Society has created a beauty standard in which I can't picture myself
So I'm sorry that I can't be what you want
I try my best to look like the girls you dream of
Put make up on and even a wig
Trying my best to look like anyone but me
I stare at myself in the mirror and ridicule myself
Maybe if I had bigger hips
Or a bigger butt
Maybe if I had boobs
Maybe if I looked like her
The harshest judgement always comes from the self
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I guess I got the wrong eyes
So I'm sorry that I can't be her
Im trying
YOU ARE READING
Cold comfort
PoetryA series of poems written by me, and I promise you, you won't be disappointed.
