Aiming For Perfection

by Jenni Marie   Jan 9, 2008


Head on her knees, salty tears on her face
Feeling completely broken, nothing but distaste
As she glares into the mirror with hate filled eyes
Realizing that she's so tired of living in disguise
Pretending each single day she's so perfect
When in reality she lost all her self respect

Spending hours every day getting her image right
Thinking she's repulsive, when she's a pretty sight
The things she does to herself would stun and shock
But cruel words people said will never be forgot
And she'll keep doing the same things every day
Wondering when her existence became so cliche

Once again she's in the bathroom, standing at the sink
Throat and chest are hurting, she's finding it hard to think
Brushing her teeth rhythmically, foul taste slowly disappears
Tears still falling quickly, she's left with a thousand fears
And for the millionth time she steps warily on the scales
Ignoring her irregular heartbeat, and her face so pale

Everything's become monotonous, counting calories and grams
Cutting everyone out, for no one will ever understand
Her body's shutting down, her hair has become so flat
Dropping pounds every day, but all she can see is fat
She's trying so hard to reach her view of total perfection
Disease is in control, all she'll ever see is an ugly reflection

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  • 16 years ago

    by Angie

    A beautifully sad write. I can feel the hurt and pain and sadness within the words. So many people can relate to this. But what one must remember is that you are beautiful inside and out. As always, an incredible write.

  • 16 years ago

    by Melpomene

    Jenni, This was such a beautifully sad piece. Honestly. You have no idea how much it touched my heart in so many different ways. Your word choice to me is always torn between simple plus elegant and deep plus vivid, it amazes me. You tend to always give so much emotion within your poems and this one did just that again. It pulled my heart strings, it really did. You wrote this for a contest huh, Well barbie. I hope you win it 'cos this is fantastic. I'm sure many people can relate to this and that's what I love most about your poems. You don't just write for you, you write for others. Even if you don't know it. Well done hun. A breath taking poem. ~Mel

  • 16 years ago

    by Just That Girl

    Wonderfully written and great choice of words.. all in all, an amazing poem.. even amazing doesnt really discribe how beautifully this piece is written (dont mind my spelling i really suck at it!) =)
    5/5
    take care x

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