I know you think you're pretty, but you're not.
I'm embarrassed to be seen with you like this.
Have some decency.
Cover yourself.
Cover yourself. Hide.
Why would you say that to me?
Isn't it your job to love and uplift me?
Do you think I look in the mirror every morning and say,
Damn,
I look great today. I'm killing it.
No, I look in the mirror and think
Damn.
How am I going to hide today?
I already have low self esteem. I already dislike who I am and what I look like. I already cringe at every photo of me, wishing I could be someone else.
What did you expect your words would do to me? You acted as though I had just slapped you across the face when my own dropped in disappointment.
Despite the temperature, I changed.
Despite the heartbreak, I smiled.
Despite the pang in my chest, I dried my watery eyes.
A broken smile back on my face.
Another day, another hiding place.
YOU ARE READING
Ruminate
Poetryro͞oməˌnāt verb To think deeply about something. synonyms: think about, contemplate, consider, meditate on I've got a world of thoughts inside my head. I'm just trying to map it all out.
