Dismorphia
I stare at my reflection
All it does is raise questions
Why am I not good enough?
Why don't I like myself?
Why don't I ask for help?
It's like my own form of torture
Stuck in my head with my own dismorphia
I feel the guilt when I binge at night
Constantly wish to loose my appetite
To my dismay I still feel hunger
Was I like this when I was younger?
No
I was free from societal chains
The same chains implanted into my brain this very day
Why do I feel this way?
I'm terrified to leave my house some days
Not willing to see each strangers judgemental gaze
What's wrong with me?
So I drown in a sea of nameless faces
About this poem
This poem is about my personal insecurity and body image problem
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Written on January 29, 2023
Submitted by zarahaynes11 on January 29, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAXX BACC BB XXDDEEX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 631 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 2, 7, 1 |
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