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November 4th, 2011, 12:57am. I 'like' myself. I like my eyes, How they resemble a forest After the rain, But I don't like how they get red and bloodshot Whenever I cry: A forest fire That's out of my control. I like my hands, How they can create art out of nearly anything, But I don't like how they are covered In scars Made by pencils and pens and words that were too sharp. I like my legs, How they are strong, Dependable, A best friend, But I don't like how they're stretched out, Or how they rub together, Or the way they jiggle when I walk. I like my arms, How there are constellations of freckles buttered over my skin, But I don't like how no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to pull myself up Off the cold, Concrete ground. I like my hair, How it trickles down like a waterfall, Into the valley known as The small of my back But I don't like how it's made up of split ends From staying in the hot shower for way too long Dreading the morning sun. Nevermind. Maybe I don't like myself. March 31st, 2015, 3:00am. It has been a long road. I have crashed Gotten back up patched. Added and subtracted The Weight The Clothes The Hair The Makeup To get my answer To a complex math problem; A complex life problem That I'm sure you've all encountered On that one pop quiz From the first day of school That you took before they even knew your name. #1. "What do they all think about me?" #100. "Do I like myself?" And with all I've experienced And learned through self love and so Much Patience, My answer is this: I don't like myself, I ******* love myself And I hope you can all learn to do the same Because nobody deserves to be caught under their own shadow of Self Doubt.
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Oct 31, 2015
Oct 31, 2015 at 1:41 PM UTC
Self Doubt
November 4th, 2011, 12:57am. I 'like' myself. I like my eyes, How they resemble a forest After the rain, But I don't like how they get red and bloodshot Whenever I cry: A forest fire That's out of my control. I like my hands, How they can create art out of nearly anything, But I don't like how they are covered In scars Made by pencils and pens and words that were too sharp. I like my legs, How they are strong, Dependable, A best friend, But I don't like how they're stretched out, Or how they rub together, Or the way they jiggle when I walk. I like my arms, How there are constellations of freckles buttered over my skin, But I don't like how no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to pull myself up Off the cold, Concrete ground. I like my hair, How it trickles down like a waterfall, Into the valley known as The small of my back But I don't like how it's made up of split ends From staying in the hot shower for way too long Dreading the morning sun. Nevermind. Maybe I don't like myself. March 31st, 2015, 3:00am. It has been a long road. I have crashed Gotten back up patched. Added and subtracted The Weight The Clothes The Hair The Makeup To get my answer To a complex math problem; A complex life problem That I'm sure you've all encountered On that one pop quiz From the first day of school That you took before they even knew your name. #1. "What do they all think about me?" #100. "Do I like myself?" And with all I've experienced And learned through self love and so Much Patience, My answer is this: I don't like myself, I ******* love myself And I hope you can all learn to do the same Because nobody deserves to be caught under their own shadow of Self Doubt.
I entered this poem in a slam last year and got 3rd place! I might be doing it at a different slam this year as well.
ava-bean
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Oct 31, 2015
Oct 31, 2015 at 1:41 PM UTC
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