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I wanna float Can’t look you in the eye Just like a perfect angel My skin makes me want to cry You drift like something untouchable in a world that feels too sharp for me I keep thinking I should be more than whatever I am right now I’m more forgettable then I have ever been But I’m just a girl trying to make sense of her own reflection And I can’t even seem to recognize myself What am I supposed to be when everything feels too big for me Too hard I don’t feel steady in my own life I’m wobbling and falling over I’m learning how to walk for the first time All over again I try to take control to build something perfect out of myself Perfect body Perfect soul something that finally feels enough I want to be remembered not as something that fades in the background She looks so effortless clear skin soft hair like she was built to belong And I compare myself until I disappear I wish I was more than this I wish I didn’t feel so far away from myself I’m still here but it doesn’t always feel like it When she belongs
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5d ago
May 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM UTC
Anthems of a teenage girl
I wanna float Can’t look you in the eye Just like a perfect angel My skin makes me want to cry You drift like something untouchable in a world that feels too sharp for me I keep thinking I should be more than whatever I am right now I’m more forgettable then I have ever been But I’m just a girl trying to make sense of her own reflection And I can’t even seem to recognize myself What am I supposed to be when everything feels too big for me Too hard I don’t feel steady in my own life I’m wobbling and falling over I’m learning how to walk for the first time All over again I try to take control to build something perfect out of myself Perfect body Perfect soul something that finally feels enough I want to be remembered not as something that fades in the background She looks so effortless clear skin soft hair like she was built to belong And I compare myself until I disappear I wish I was more than this I wish I didn’t feel so far away from myself I’m still here but it doesn’t always feel like it When she belongs
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5d ago
May 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM UTC
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