A Poem I Wrote: "Under All The Beauty"

Hi everyone! When I was in 9th grade, I wrote a poem that is very special to me. This poem is about self-esteem, the pressures of high school, and how I felt. I feel differently now but some of the things I wrote I can totally relate to today. I wanted to share this with you because I feel like I was meant to share this. Before you read the poem, I would like to definitely put a Trigger Warning. *TW I talk about body image issues!!!*

"Under All The Beauty"

Under all the beauty, hides the pain.

Pretty smile, beautiful face.

Other people see the beauty.

I see the unpretty, the flaws.

Under the barriers, I can see my beauty inside and outside.

Inside my diary lies these words

" I feel pretty sometimes, I wish all the time".

I see my potential, but I haven't quite found it.

When people look at me, I feel like they see my flaws.

In reality, they probably think I'm pretty

The way I think is reflecting on the outside.

Nothing is going to define your beauty unless you find the beauty within you.

Every night, under the covers I cry.

Sometimes, to feel better.

Sometimes, to relieve the pressure.

Trying to find my beautiful self.

I have the beautiful soul.

I need to beautiful mentality.

Sometimes my mom tells me to "keep my head up", "don't be no one else, be yourself."

Under all the hurt, pain, suffering, I feel like I have a positive heart.

I just need to move the pain to the left and bring my life to the right.

Thanks for reading this! I felt like I needed to share it with someone out there. In 9th grade, I struggled with self-esteem. I'll be honest, I still do. I will not get into that but I do. If this happens to resonate with you, I hope it gets better for you. I love you<3333, even though I don't know you. I do. *forehead kiss* (Hahahahahahaha )You are the sweetest person :)) Bye, everyone! See you next week!