Ever Wonder Why

They laugh at me at school. I don't have the best clothes. I can't get a real boyfriend so I took what I can get. He knows I'm not that pretty, he told me so. Besides he slept with all my friends anyways. I know I am overweight. My parents don't have that much money. I am a single parent and I don't know what I am doing. I can't do anything right. No-one listens to me.

All my friends are flakes. My mom is a drug addict. I'm an alcoholic. My kids deserve better. I always make bad decisions. People say I'm ugly. My grades aren't that good. I'll never finish school. I don't know what I am doing. I can't afford cute clothes. I'm all alone in this world. I had an abortion. I don't deserve to live. My kids deserve better. Nobody loves me. My parents kicked me out. My dad is on drugs. I used to sell my body. Some people call me a slut. I have a lot of tattoos. My face is long and my nose is big. So is my butt.

If I really listened to everything people told me I'd already be dead. But I chose a new life. I decided to take my old life and kill it. I choose to be an optimist and know that God has a plan for me. I understand that people see me on the surface and will make their own judgements about me, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT TRUE. I understand that 99.9 percent of the worlds population are truly selfish and self absorbed, so why should their opinion matter. I choose to surround myself with people who do like me for me. Even if it is only one or two people. In life you will find only a few true friends. It's a long lived saying I can count all my true friends on one hand. Perhaps even a half a hand, But one true friend is worth more than a million fake people who surround themselves around my beauty, my talent, my self worth just to be in my entourage. I'm glad God showed me the way. I'm thankful for second chances. I choose to accept myself and to give second chances to the people around me. I will accept the positive and shield the negative. For I know I have a purpose and my talents will not be wasted. Amen, never give up on yourself or your dreams, things change, people change physically and emotionally. Money does not rule the world, You DO!

if only more people believed in themselves, poignant write

Thank you!

wow, well written!

and yes with so many negative people out there now its real hard not to do this -

keep your faith in yourself.
keep writing the words. a powerful thing happens when you write it down you own it.
keep owning it
power to you.

Very touching and empowering...

Im touched, thanks for reading my poem!