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It's scary how a single negative comment can ruin your whole confidence
I drew on myself today
On my arm to be specific
It was a flower
Sketched and colored with colored pens
I really liked it
My friends like it as well
My dad liked it too
And boyfriend loved it
I felt really good about it
I made the colors blend pretty well
Well, I think.
This is the picture
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I'm a girl
I just have hairy arms
Art has been with me ever since I was a kid
I like flaunting it because it's the only thing I'm probably good at
So I eat up every compliment thrown at me
But now
It hurts
My arm hurts
Because I removed it
I scrubbed it with soap and dish scrub if thats what you call it
It isn't fully gone
There's still a few markings left but you can hardly tell what it is now
You must be wondering,
Or not,
Why did I remove it?
Her
She told me so
I probably wouldn't care if someone else told me that they don't like my art
But damn
Coming from your own mother?
That's like a splash of acid to your face in a pool party
Unexpectedly painful
But why did I listen? I should've just kept it till tomorrow morning
I shouldn't have listened if I really liked it
I don't know
Maybe I listened because I was scared
Or just simply because she's my mother.
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