A Shallow Poem
Why does it hurt so much to feel beautiful?
I like the way that I laugh,
The way fabric falls off my hips,
My eyes.
I like all these things and more,
But why does it feel so hollow?
Maybe my laugh annoys people,
My hips are too narrow,
My eyes are uneven when I smile.
Perhaps,
Do I not deserve to feel beautiful?
Deserve to be liked?
To be loved?
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Submitted by DaisyMMontgomery on October 20, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A XXX XB ABX XAXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 353 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 2, 3, 4 |
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