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I’ve begun to use the bathroom with the light closed Assuring my eyes don’t get a quick glance Each day it gets worse I tell myself things I could never tell another I put on a smile and keep my head up Others can’t know it’s severity They wouldn’t understand anyway Only now I realize how bad it’s become Every girl I pass “I wish my thighs were like hers,” says the voice inside my head. Get out I want the love I had for myself Now I pick up my shirt in front of the mirror every morning Maybe today I’ll love myself a little more The same voice as the day before Telling me things I don’t want to hear anymore
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Jan 1, 2020
Jan 1, 2020 at 9:47 PM UTC
Why Do I Do This to Myself
I’ve begun to use the bathroom with the light closed Assuring my eyes don’t get a quick glance Each day it gets worse I tell myself things I could never tell another I put on a smile and keep my head up Others can’t know it’s severity They wouldn’t understand anyway Only now I realize how bad it’s become Every girl I pass “I wish my thighs were like hers,” says the voice inside my head. Get out I want the love I had for myself Now I pick up my shirt in front of the mirror every morning Maybe today I’ll love myself a little more The same voice as the day before Telling me things I don’t want to hear anymore
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15/F/Unites States
Jan 1, 2020
Jan 1, 2020 at 9:47 PM UTC
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