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 Mar 2014 Brielle O'Brien
Jay
They say that there was going to be
six more weeks of winter,
but tonight, I'll sleep comfortably
knowing that I'll be warm.

Tonight I might even go out and look at the stars.
How about you lie here with me
and we can become distracted all over again?

Let me run my fingers through your hair
and bridge the distance time has
built.
Not that great, but some words I've been waiting to say.
I think I should stop picking out all my flaws
because that is what breaks me down.
I think I should stop picking out all my flaws
because that is what ruins me.
I have cute freckles,
but lots of acne.
I have some nice curves,
but I am fat.
I have nice nails,
but my hands are chubby.
I think I should stop picking out all my flaws,
but that is impossible
-te
She tells me
I’m lucky because
I don’t get bad acne

I tell her
she’s lucky because
she won’t have to be in
a wheelchair before
she turns thirty

and then
everything
gets quiet.

- S.G.
Red spots like laser sights
appear across my face
a constant battle to
conquer boyish complexion
like I've had for the past seven years.
Come on body, I'm twenty
so please stop killing my
self confidence with
acne.
Daniel Magner 2013
I look in the mirror every day,
And I am never satisfied with what I see.
I see a girl with acne and scars,
Who's pretty, in all actuality.
I would
ask her on
a date
if acne
didn't
demolish my
face
Daniel Magner 2013
Outraged am I,
At the markings on my face,
Tiny red pimples all around,
What a disgrace!
I'm too self-conscious right now,
It manages to take over my skin,
It hurts and itches to the limit,
When will a new day begin?
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