Hello Poetry
Submit your work and get some sparkles! Create free account
lulubeePoems
I said that you were amazing But you yearned to hear it twice So you said that my life was dull And the words cut me like a knife You insisted upon staying Forever clinging to my side To help the world around me See how brightly I could shine But your words stuck to my skin And the poison stung my eyes You convinced me what you said was true And I believed the lies Until one day I flushed my eyes And washed the glitter off my skin Seven months and here I was again Finally tired of what you did As I went to run my errands A little girl stopped me on the street "You're as pretty as a princess!" she said And I smiled in disbelief That little girl helped me realize Something very important that day You were foolishly advertising glitter To a chandelier on display
0
Apr 23, 2018
Apr 23, 2018 at 12:37 AM UTC
Unwanted Glitter
I said that you were amazing But you yearned to hear it twice So you said that my life was dull And the words cut me like a knife You insisted upon staying Forever clinging to my side To help the world around me See how brightly I could shine But your words stuck to my skin And the poison stung my eyes You convinced me what you said was true And I believed the lies Until one day I flushed my eyes And washed the glitter off my skin Seven months and here I was again Finally tired of what you did As I went to run my errands A little girl stopped me on the street "You're as pretty as a princess!" she said And I smiled in disbelief That little girl helped me realize Something very important that day You were foolishly advertising glitter To a chandelier on display
This poem addresses the issue of manipulative people and how important it is to love yourself. The glitter may be pretty and shiny but you are glimmering with confidence, and nothing outshines that.
#poem#poetry#poet#poems#glitter#selflove#rhyme
lulubee
Written by
lulubee
Apr 23, 2018
Apr 23, 2018 at 12:37 AM UTC
Request permission to use this poem