#stretchmarks

Fri, 02/06/2015 - 00:52 -- jnedeau

#nofilter is never trending in my life yet

No matter how much make up I wear or soccer mom clothes I own

I’ll always be seen as young

I want a filter to make me look old

I want a filter to hide my age when I take my daughter to the park

Cause I'm tired of being mistaken for her sister

I want to lift up my shirt and show them my stretch mark

Maybe then they’ll realize I’m just like them

I spent 9 months too

Turning a piece of coal into a gem

Without my filter

I’m seen as a stupid, incapable teenage mom

It’s sad when my #nofilter is wrong

I just want to blend in at my daughter’s school

I need a filter

Imma break that #nofilter rule

Cause life as a teenage mom aint no walk in the park

Cause the looks I get everyday of my life

Makes the light from my daughter go dark

I want a filter to hide my age when I buy my daughter clothes

Cause I’m tired of the cashier thinking my card won’t go through

Since I’m a teen mom that means I’m broke I suppose

I want to yell “B*tch I got TWO jobs!”

My card always go through

What are the odds?

#nofilter isn’t an option for me

I need a filter to not be judged by my society

My daughter will hopefully one day see

That her mom wasn’t just any old teen

This poem is about: 
Me

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