How to Achieve Perfection
tell me again how i fail
what is it you see in me?
Fat Ugly Stupid
yes i know those words
i know them quite well
they are my only companions
they are
i never look in the mirror
why not, you ask?
Fat Ugly Stupid
those words weigh on my soul
but i let them linger because
they are my only companions
they are
i dread my reflection
don’t you know why?
Fat Ugly Stupid
those words are my sin
but still they stay here
they are my only companions
are they?
I looked in the mirror today
do you know what I saw?
Fat Ugly Stupid
for a moment longer they stayed
but I let them go
because I was wrong about them
they aren’t
they aren’t my companions
do you know why?
fat ugly stupid
no longer apply to me
I am imperfect, yes
but in that I am perfection
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Hi! I'm Jenna. I'm getting ready to start college in January, where I'll be taking basic classes for two years before (hopefully) transferring to SCAD for interior design. I've been writing since... well, a very long time, and I've been drawing even longer than that, I don't usually write poetry, but when inspiration strikes, I'll write something. A lot of the poetry I've written has something to do with things I've noticed about myself and especially how people act around me or REact to me, but occasionally I'll produce something that has to do with little things in the world around me. Don't mind me. I'm awkward and nerdy.
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