"unattractiveness" poems
Do you know what beauty is?
Some say it's these eyes.
The same eyes that have been rubbed with fists
that don't know their purpose,
fists that only know these tears are foreign,
and it is their job to eradicate them.
These eyes are two-sided mirrors,
only showing what the outer person believes to see,
not what's really there.
These eyes have known smiles, but not sleep;
joy, but not peace.
Are these eyes still beautiful?
Some say it's this smile.
The same smile that has been too many frowns,
curves of confusion and wishful thinking.
These teeth, straight and strong
only because of man's work, not nature's.
Teeth that were once blamed for unattractiveness,
and kept hidden by tight-lipped
excuses of a smile.
Lips that are anxiously bit rather than kissed,
red with embarrassment and the feeling
of never measuring up.
Together, these lips and teeth create a smile,
but alone they are just forcefully arranged teeth,
and lips that worry.
Is this smile still beautiful?
Some say it's these curls.
The curls that are, but don't want to be,
and only are because hormones got a hold of them.
These curls are soft, but disguised of that
by flyaway frizz that wants freedom
but will never get it.
These curls are angry at their boundaries,
and they take that anger out on me.
The truth is, I could never set them as free
as they wish to be.
Are these curls still beautiful?
Some say it's this size.
The petite waist and slender arms,
the curvy legs and prominent chest,
this childish height.
Smallness makes the big feel bigger,
stronger, more capable.
But it also makes the small feel smaller.
This is the same waist that hungers perpetually,
the same arms that shiver when no one else does,
the curves that hesitate instead of bragging,
and the height that's mocked, condescended,
and shamefully despised.
Is this size still beautiful?
The heart of the matter is that beauty
is simply misunderstood.
Beauty is the surface of unfathomable depths.
It is not beauty at all, but merely
an acceptance, or a recovery, or a new birth.
Something that was,
but wasn't until it was discovered.
And if this is the case, why aren't we searching for it?
Why are we waiting for beauty to appear
when we could be finding it?
Jun 23, 2013
Jun 23, 2013 at 5:19 PM UTC
we mistake a small cold
for a chronic illness leading to death
we mistake a bad grade
for failed success that leads to a job at McDonald's
we mistake a bad haircut
for a complete unattractiveness that leads to being alone
we mistake an awkward look
for a social downfall in today's botched society
we mistake a bad day, a horrible week, an ugly year
for a permanent lifestyle leading to suicide
the sun will come up
don't end the day before it has finished
Nov 4, 2018
Nov 4, 2018 at 10:25 PM UTC
I have a problem
I hope you're not
Too fed up with me
And my never ending
Sadness and self loathe
But I have a problem
Not with anyone else
Or anything
But with myself
You see mirrors
Aren't my problem
What I see
When I walk pass is
I'm not talking about
The fatness and the
Unattractiveness
I'm talking about what
I really see, everytime
I walk pass a mirror
I have a horrible problem
I hate the person I see
I am disgusted with
The soul I see
I am disappointed with
The ******* human
I see.
I have a ******* problem
I am my own *******
problem
I hate myself way more
Than anyone else can...
-fir.m
Jan 1, 2020
Jan 1, 2020 at 7:23 PM UTC
I try to be comedic
Whenever I can.
It’s a feature that I want
People to focus on,
Rather than my looks
Or than my height.
Sometimes I push
The punchline way too far.
It’s as if I can’t hide
The sadness in my heart
And it pours into scenarios
I create, making them
Uncomfortably dark.
Being honest, I’d rather have
People dislike me because of my
Dark Humor instead of
My unattractiveness.
Apr 19, 2023
Apr 19, 2023 at 2:14 AM UTC
They didn't notice you were crying
They didn't notice you were sad
They didn't notice you were crying
They didn't notice you were alone
They didn't notice how attractive you were
They didn't notice how sweet you actually are
They didn't notice how you actually try to make other people smile
They did notice your failing grades
They did notice your unattractiveness
They did notice all of your flaws
They did notice all your mistakes
THEY DID NOTICE THAT YOU WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM……!
May 22, 2021
May 22, 2021 at 12:35 PM UTC