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I am...
April 22, 2013
I am Broken and Insecure.
I wonder why I am so ugly.
I hear my “friends” talk about me behind my back.
I see the pretty girls and wish I looked like them.
I want to fit in.
I am broken and insecure.
I pretend I’m happy when I want to cry.
I feel stares of eyes darting at me because I don’t belong.
I touch my stomach and wish I was skinnier,
I worry people will judge me before they know me.
I cry constantly because I know things will never change.
I am broken and insecure,
I understand I will never be as pretty as the other girls.
I say “I’m fine” even though it’s a lie.
I dream of being beautiful.
I try to keep a smile on my face.
I hope someday my smile will be real.
I am broken and insecure.
© Tiana D., Monument, CO
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Metalhead08 GOLD said...
on May. 23 2013 at 12:55 pm
i see you had used repition to drive home the point you wanted to get across! This poem was written with very powerful emotion and pain. I completly sympathize with it all...I live a similar way... thats why I write :) its the one thing that people cant judge about me...its nice. Great job! Write on my talented friend!
JodiCogburn BRONZE said...
on May. 20 2013 at 11:20 am
I really like this poem!!! XD It's AMAZING! I wish I could write something THIS GOOD, but oh well. Anyways...the title of your poem is "I am" but the only times you actually say those two words is with broken and insecure. So maybe you can change the title to "I am broken and insecure"? Because you're not saying I am the WHOLE time.
Someone2know BRONZE said...
on May. 14 2013 at 11:04 am
Thank you so much!:)
LexusMarie PLATINUM said...
on May. 9 2013 at 6:48 pm
Hey there! I see that you used an 'I Am' poem set-up. I think that you used good descriptive words and you put a lot of emotion in this. I feel all of the pain and needs in this poem. Repetition can be over-used, but I think that the line that gets repeated is a good one to be repeated. It NEEDED to be, in my opinion. This is very powerful. I know all of these feelings all too well. And I have gotten over them to be a happier, healthier, better me. And I hope if this poem is true that you will be able to over-come all these feelings. Good job with the poem and good luck.
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