Me

I'm not perfect 
in any way
and I really have no desire to be so
but sometimes I can't help but compare myself to others 
I feel like I'm not good enough 
I feel like being who I am isn't what I should be 
I don't like that feeling
but no matter how hard I try to rid myself of it
I can't shake the feeling that something is wrong with how I am
I often act too nice 
because I'm so desperate for companionship
really I just want someone to understand me
and love me through all my imperfections and insecurities
I want to be me
and feel good about it.
 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker