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hello. long time no see... haven't been writing too much as of late but.. im returning with one im very unsure about. so please give me your opinions. i want them and need to make this better because it is not conveying how i feel! i never quite understood what people meant when they said "you'll have big feelings when you're a teenager. they're really strong." i didn't quite get the extent of what they meant by that. but now i get it. you're constantly upset with yourself for little things. like not having that clear skin you desperately want but can't get because you're hormonal and the acne just won't stop to the point it frustrated you -- then you begin to compare yourself to the kids that surround you. or when you scroll on instagram and tiktok seeing these people so thin, flat tummies. they make it look like it's healthy, it's easy. but it's not. you need to learn that you are allowed to have a thicker body because it's healthy. but you don't get that. because when you're going through puberty, and hormone changes, and growth spurts -- you compare and compare and why? all you see is edited bodies online. your whole life is on your little phone. you see it no matter what. and you grow accustomed to comaparing yourself to the point it's all you ever do. you can't stop. you talk down on yourself and it just somehow makes you feel worse than before. because you have big feelings. and they're strong. so you need to look after yourself in the healthiest way you can. hoping to come back to this account a bit more.. but we'll see! :)
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Oct 6, 2025
Oct 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM UTC
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hello. long time no see... haven't been writing too much as of late but.. im returning with one im very unsure about. so please give me your opinions. i want them and need to make this better because it is not conveying how i feel! i never quite understood what people meant when they said "you'll have big feelings when you're a teenager. they're really strong." i didn't quite get the extent of what they meant by that. but now i get it. you're constantly upset with yourself for little things. like not having that clear skin you desperately want but can't get because you're hormonal and the acne just won't stop to the point it frustrated you -- then you begin to compare yourself to the kids that surround you. or when you scroll on instagram and tiktok seeing these people so thin, flat tummies. they make it look like it's healthy, it's easy. but it's not. you need to learn that you are allowed to have a thicker body because it's healthy. but you don't get that. because when you're going through puberty, and hormone changes, and growth spurts -- you compare and compare and why? all you see is edited bodies online. your whole life is on your little phone. you see it no matter what. and you grow accustomed to comaparing yourself to the point it's all you ever do. you can't stop. you talk down on yourself and it just somehow makes you feel worse than before. because you have big feelings. and they're strong. so you need to look after yourself in the healthiest way you can. hoping to come back to this account a bit more.. but we'll see! :)
noumena
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Oct 6, 2025
Oct 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM UTC
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