Question:
Poem I did? I need feed back.?
This is a poem I wrote when I was feeling especially fat.
I wrote myself a letter
And suddenly I saw
How meanly mean I was,
I just read on in awe.
??Dear Self,??
It began
??you need to improve. You need some help,
something other than a fan??
??you really don??t like me,
And that??s just too bad
For I am you
Not some silly fad.??
??Try looking in mirrors
You might be surprised
You??re not fat at all!
You??ll be re-sized.??
??Don??t you worry.??
It moved on to my weight.
??you??ve been exercising,
You??ve watched what you??ve ate.??
I really was amazed
At how much power
I had gotten
And it took me all of an hour
To read through my letter
Every line, and every verse
Then I had to search for tissues
Looking in my purse
I had to let me cry
I mean, I was ten
When I wrote the letter, tucked away in my diary,
I forgot it had been
To believe it or not
My words had an impact
On my newer self
I really had gotten smacked.
Straight in the face
It was most alarming
But a little refreshing
And more than that; charming
I instantly did it
I fell in love
Not with that one boy
But that girl from above
The one who regained me
Gave back to me my strength,
She opened my eyes when I read that letter
That was puny in length
She knew I would do it
Make myself toned
But still I thought I was big
Don??t ask; I was honed
She tried to protect me
And protect me she did
When I tried to suffer
When I went and hid
She just came out stronger
And pulled me right out
Told me I was NOT fat
Just a wee bit stout
That??s all in the letter
And guess what, it came true
For I don??t know how,
But my past self, she knew
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Good one! Did you really write that letter at -ten-? What a sad society we have when any young girl feels she has to look like America's Next Top Model (that is, skinny as a fence post) in order to be thought beautiful. I hope you're feeling better about yourself now.