Insecure

By Phantasmagoria

Searching for beauty I've never seen

Through my unsure eyes of green.


I loathe the mirror on the wall,

The picture shown makes my skin crawl.


This image reflected tears me down

And in my hatred I start to drown.


I have no hope in what I see,

Beautiful....
 
Is something I will never be.

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Copyright 2013 Phantasmagoria
Published on Sunday, February 24, 2013.     Filed under: "Personal" and "Poetry"
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  • Ashteroth On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Ashteroth (192)By person wrote:

    Nice write but I have to say I read your page intro and you said though u can be negative you still have a heart for love, well that is beauty right there. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't ellevate our status to great person, just makes us normal and I believe our true selves normal state is beautiful. In the end you would feel more self loathing if u refused to open up and let love in or worse yet suffocate the love that u have within that needs to be expressed. Hard sometimes huh. Will get around to reading some more of your works ;) ~Ash

  • Phantasmagoria On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Well... That's something to think about.. Thanks for reading, glad you enjoyed :)

  • Deathkitten On Saturday, March 2, 2013, Deathkitten (573)By person wrote:

    Unfortunately, I can relate to this. Except I have brown eyes. I've always felt like the ugly duckling. I think alot of us don't truly see what the mirror reflects or even what others genuinely tell us.

  • Phantasmagoria On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Sorry that you can relate to this. It's a terrible feeling. Thanks for reading though.

  • haunted On Friday, March 1, 2013, haunted (851)By person wrote:

    phantasm im going to tell you that you are very beautiful and i also want you to know that your brain is beautiful to! lol...your poetry always has me wanting more. and thats your words being also beautiful. dont beleive yourself if you think that what you see in the mirror is not pretty because i see a very sexy lady on the outside as well as on the inside and to me what else could you ask for. self esteem is really a peice of shit for lying to us and its not fair that at times when were down that we beleive it. your beautiful phantasm and i would hold you till you see what i see. thanks for sharing sweety.

  • Phantasmagoria On Saturday, March 2, 2013, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Wow.... that actually brought a bit of a tear to my eye... I don't think I will ever see beauty in myself, even though there are some that do. But your kind words made me feel a little better, thank you for such a meaningful comment.

  • Aleas On Friday, March 1, 2013, Aleas (171)By person wrote:

    It's only a matter of time...before...beautiful is something you feel....rather than something you see.

  • Phantasmagoria On Saturday, March 2, 2013, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Well.... I dont exactly feel beautiful either.

  • FadedBlues On Monday, February 25, 2013, FadedBlues (2172)By person wrote:

    ..girl, this is so heartbreaking. I hope you listen to what kinkifrog said, she's right...

  • Phantasmagoria On Monday, February 25, 2013, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Well.... I dunno. Like I said, Im just really broken right now, and this is how I feel. I've been insecure my entire life, but I've become alot more recently. Thank you though, for commenting.

  • A former member wrote: The use of rhyme works well here you paint your picture in very few words though an image is created very well written.

  • Phantasmagoria On Monday, February 25, 2013, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Thank you.

  • A former member wrote: this is really amazing...actually has a lot of how i feel....and i mean ALOT....i found it very well written too....and also since i can relate i really loved it

  • Phantasmagoria On Monday, February 25, 2013, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    I'm glad you liked it. Im sure many can relate to insecurity!

  • Ravenblade On Sunday, February 24, 2013, Ravenblade (313)By person wrote:

    I think we all need a bit of narcissism...as hard as it is. Short, simple and to the point, like great poetry should be. Thank you for sharing.

  • Phantasmagoria On Monday, February 25, 2013, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Thanks for reading.

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