26 & Still Learning

Date of Entry: 11.13.23

This is my 26th poem,

I am 26 years old

I learned at a young age

I don't quite fit the mold

Mine is cracked and stretched out

A bit lopsided if you ask me

But I can promise you this

I'm high quality

I'm loyal and funny

And sexy and strong

I'm usually right

But can sometimes be wrong

Wrong when I compared myself

To girls in the magazines

Wrong when I told myself

I was worthless at thirteen

Wrong when I talked myself

Down in front of boys

Wrong when I let my voice

Get lost in the noise

Wrong when I doubted myself

Or I felt unworthy

Thought everyone hated me

Because I was curvy

Wrong for feeling self conscious

While working out

Wrong for allowing myself

To shut the world out

Wrong for building walls

Not letting anyone get close

Wrong for pushing away

The ones I loved most

I'm still learning so much

But I've come so far

I'll keep pushing myself

To raise that bar

I won't wait for a guy

To come rescue me

It's when I love myself

That I'll finally feel free