Beauty.
The drug that I couldn’t stop taking
The tears that rolled down my face as I looked in the mirror
As what society depicted as my scars
The mask I didn’t want to take off because I was frightened by
The opinion of others
My mind turned numb as I sunk
To the bottom of the sea full of the salty tears I cried
Growing up thinking that beauty is what I had to have in order to be worth something in this world.
Thinking needles, bandages, and weaves could fix everything.
Cause beauty is pain,
Right?
Since my scars werent beautiful, I covered them up.
I thought the tears would stop rolling.
But they didn’t.
I used to dream about prince charming rescuing me from my nightmares
And filling my black skies with bright and shiny stars
But when I woke up,
The tears were still rolling
Sooner or later..
I had cried all of the tears out of me and numbed my brain down
To the point, where I felt nothing
I once thought I was a princess, tiaras and all. But as time passed,
I realized that I don’t need to be one.
Jayden
The star athlete
The girl who can break it down
It took me 12 years
a sea full of tears,
A couple crushed dreams and tiaras
My life is like walking on a tightrope,
Its frightening until you reach the end
Where success comes in your favor
Beauty
The drug that can heal or harm.
I liked how you said beauty was a drug
ReplyDeletei love this poem so much! you talked about how messed up society is and how reaching beauty standards is stupid too. it takes a mental toll and you expressed that. good job!!
ReplyDeleteI like how you can relate to your poem a lot. I also like how you flipped the switch by getting over your fears of people judging you
ReplyDeletei like how you reffer beauty as nothing
ReplyDeletei like your poem bc i can relate to it and bc its explains the pros and cons of beauty
ReplyDeleteWhat made you feel like you wasn't pretty?
ReplyDeleteFloyd- I really liked how you had dreams and that you could admit to it and how they were crushed and now you just deal with the pain. I think you want to be something besides yourself because it seemed like you were forcing yourself into beauty.
ReplyDeletei like how you were taking about how you felt about this topic throughout the whole poem and about what yo had to go through in life and the bad and good times
ReplyDeleteYou did really well on this. I liked how you said beauty was a drug instead of a look. I also liked the simile when you said that life is like walking on a tightrope.
ReplyDeleteBraun-I really liked how you told your audience what you found as the true meaning of beauty. Also how you described your life at that time.
ReplyDeleteI like you refer to beauty as there is no such thing and how its just you. I also liked the hyperbole's and metaphors you used throughout. What did it take you 12 years to do, get over what others think?
ReplyDeleteIt took me 12 years to realize that beauty standards are dumb and I shouldn't have to live up to them in order to get the response I want from society.
DeleteI like how you said that you created a sea filled with tears and also how you explained what emotions you used to feel long ago before you realized you were great person already.
ReplyDeleteI think this poem is very deep. I really felt the emotion behind this when you read it. I love the picture and I think it relates to your poem well. It makes me sad to think you were dealing with this all when you were six years old. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteRichard- I really liked how your poem was talking about beauty and how it is a drug that can either heal or harm.
ReplyDeleteJAYDENNNNN You did that girl!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJayden omg i loved your poem it dint only describe you it described all girls and what they go through trying to figure out who they are especially girls like me you juanita and others that had t go through finding out if we were really girly or if we just wanted to dance not like princesses either like dance how you feel and play basketball and football even though its considered a "boy sport" and were girl you showed how other people's opinions don't matter you can be beautiful in your own way and not i only did you express that in your poem you express that everyday and i always notice it but to wrap it up good job girl!!
Jayden,
ReplyDeleteAs you read your poem, I found myself in disbelief, thinking how could Jayden ever have struggled with her self esteem or feeling of worth? To me, you have been one of the most focused and committed seventh graders I have ever known. However, I also realize that the perceptions of others, particularly when they are positive, matter very little if we cannot get in touch with the gifts everyone else perceives in us. Thank you for your bravery and honesty. I know it must have been difficult to allow yourself to be so vulnerable to your peers.
As a father of a four year old girl, your photo reminds me of the importance of checking in with my daughter, Dakota, as a way to understand the experience of life from her eyes, and not just my perception of her experience in the world.
At the end of the day, one thing is clear: prince charming has indeed come to rescue you. And you know who your prince charming is: YOU! You did that, you brought it with your poem, you brought it with your journey toward self-acceptance, you brought it with your laser focus.
Great job!
I like when you said, "I realized that I don’t need to be one" it's almost like saying I found the real me and I'm tired of acting.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really amazing poem Jayden!! you're a really pretty girl and the right man will come to you soon!!
ReplyDeletei like how you said it took you 12 years to realize that you don't need beauty to be who you are. It made me think of like females who want to be pretty or have the best clothes to fit in with everybody.Every stanza i read i had to keep going because it was like everlasting and i wanted more. But overall you did good
ReplyDeletei like how you said it took you 12 years to realize that you don't need beauty to be who you are. It made me think of like females who want to be pretty or have the best clothes to fit in with everybody.Every stanza i read i had to keep going because it was like everlasting and i wanted more. But overall you did good
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