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I hate how wide my body is
I hate how my hair falls
I hate my teeth
I like my eyes
I hate the shape of my face
I hate how large of a body frame I have; and the inevitable fact it's all down hill from here
I hate how I feel judged no matter what I do
I hate the fact that I was picked on throughout high school
I like the fact that I'm doing better than some of the bullies I used to deal with
I hate my family pushing me to do things I don't want to do with myself
I hate how I never went to culinary school
Yet I love the fact I don't cook for a living everyday because I probably wouldn't enjoy it when I'm at home
I hate how I felt prettier when I was younger and now my self esteem has almost completely disappeared
I love that I can provide for myself without needing things from others
I wish I was happier than I am serious
I hate how I feel old
I wish there was more time in a day
I wish I could love myself.
I hope more happiness has
I hope more happiness has come your way since you wrote that poem. I was bullied in high school, too, where I was considered a geek/nerd/dweeb, and where my gender identity was questioned (by my parents!) because, in my senior year, I fell in love with . . . poetry. Now, in old age, with a workable faith, and facing the possibility that I am on the last segment of life, I am content with my past because it has been answered by time's slow, but very positive, developments.
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