I layed awake till 7 Just thinking about how Fat I am How useless I am How cold the room is Day dreaming about a TV show Trying to distract myself From the toxic thoughts Spinning in my brain.
My alarm rings And I jump out of bed. I tell my sister that she slept in. She's pissy. Telling me to wake my littlest sister Cuz she can't Because she screams her awake. Because she treats her like ****. And my 8 year old sister replys With a temper.
Who can blame her? Having a huge 15 year old wake you By screaming in your ear To hurry the **** up. Isn't cause for a calm rise.
In her room, She sleeps like a little angel You'd never guess That her mouth is worse then our mothers I crawl in beside her Wishing I could just let her sleep.
I slowly shake her awake. She's angry I ate ice cream without her. "Finish your dinner next time" I tell her Before leaving to go to the restroom.
Shoving my fingers down my throat. The least favorite part of my day. But you grow used To the burning and the choking. I've dropped a lot this way.
Wiping my mouth I think back To when I first got to Portland.
My step dad hadn't seen me In a little under a year. Without him making me feel worthless And the man I love telling me That I'm beautiful I had forgotten how ugly How fat I truly am Till we arrived at his garage And he whispered Laughing to my mother "She got Chunky" My mom laughing too. I covered my fat, Ugly Stupid stomach With my jacket.
I look into the mirror I rased my shirt. I lost a bit. But I'm still fat. I'm still ugly.
I feel too broken to cry.
I clean myself up
In the kitchen I find the coffee has been on all night Black burnt stuff covers the bottom. So ugly Gross
I start my coffee. Just enough for a cup And a travel mug for my friend and myself. The more I drink The more I'll **** The more I can become somewhat better. Skinnyer
I leave it to brew. And get dressed. All my jeans are *****. My sister yells at me For not washing them I tell her "I forgot" She seems unconvenceed. "Also I don't care." That's a lie I do. I just didn't wanna get up.
Instead of jeans I wear black dress pants And a black shirt. I look plain. I grab my cat ears. They make me feel good.
My sister is wearing my shirt. I tell her to leave it alone. I don't want it to smell or feel like her. She scares me. She couldn't win a fight against me I know. But something Something about her Makes me uneasy.
I feel guilty to think this About the girl who lived in The same womb I did.
I shake the thought.
She's yelling at the 8 year old. Their gonna be late. I watch them leave. Hearing her yell all down the street. Worried that maybe Stuff happens on the way.
The dogs been following me All around the house waiting for me To take him to ***. I take him and watch As he runs down the stairs.
He ****** on a lawn.
I'm late.
I grab my coffee and drink a cup In under a minute. I hope this makes me lose my fat. I grab my bag. It's heavy But not as heavy as my thoughts.
Ugly *****.
I need a smoke.
Oh ****. My bus passes me.
I run. Aware of my bouncing stomach. My ugly face.
I make it and smile at the driver. Flashing her my school ID. Covering my picture. With my ugly face.
I don't find a cigarette anywhere before my train pulls up. On the train. I tell my mother I'm going to work force after school. She says ok.
I need to get a job if I wanna go home. I think about my man And how I need this money To get back to him To get back to a happy place.
Or at least to gets some ******* ****.
I don't wanna think. So I open my book. An old friend. "The Angel's command"
I read till I get to my spot. Laughing at a joke. I close it and turn on acdc. Got no headphones But the music makes me forget How much I don't deserve him For a bit.
I'm only a few minutes late. A rare thing for me. I normally miss half of class And come in ******.
My Friend isn't here. My other friend has no ****. My English teacher talks about the play Fences. It was werid to hear these people talking Like me. As they read. Though I'd been told That I can't talk that way cuz I'm white.
My second class. Current events. I listen to stories of human stupidity
And I write this poem.
While I'm sober.
I hope at lunch Someone has something to make me forget About how useless I am. About everything.
And at my third period I hope my teacher Doesn't make another joke About my home.
And when I go to work force I hope I find a job.
And when I go home. I hope I ***** myself small. I hope my sister isn't home. I hope my mom's in a good mood. I hope my ex step dad calls. I hope my mom's boyfriend cooks dinner Just so I can eat a lil and lose it right after. I hope my shower doesn't end in crying. I hope I add another chapter to my fan fic. I hope my man calls and tells me he loves me. I hope that I sleep without crying. I hope that I don't see myself in the mirror.