Picture Perfect Smile

by Jenni Marie   Dec 27, 2006


I'm writing this as tears pour down my face
I've been crying for so long my heart's an irregular pace.
I don't know where to turn or what to do
I am so tired of feeling blue.

I am so lost and confused
Keep trying to be strong but I'm broken
I'm a fake smiling through each day
When inside I'm a swirling mess of emotion.

I found a picture before
In it I was pretty fat
I remember I used to stare in the mirror
Thinking 'why the f u c k do you look like that?'

But on that picture, the day it was taken
I was happy and smiling
My arm was wrapped around my little sister
The last thing I was thinking of was crying.

I looked at that picture and then in the mirror
And I thought 'Look at the f u c k i n g mess you've become
The last few years I thought soon the hard times would be over
I would smile and laugh again-How did I get so dumb?

Why does this hurt so much?
It hurts so bad
Why can't I be happy?
Why am I sad?

Why wont the pain go away?
Takes all my strength to get through reach day
Why do I have to be like this?
If I went away would I be missed?

I'm at war
But I can't win
Because it's with myself
Is that a sin?

Why do I always cry?
I want to smile
Should I hold on?
Will it be worthwhile?

I want my old life back
I want my friends
I want someone to love me
I want this pain to end.

I want to be proud of something
I want love and happiness abound.
But I'm still so lost
Will I ever be found?

I want to give up
But my life I keep trying to save
I want everything I don't have
I just want to be brave.

**Not My Best**

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