Una Carta de Amor Para Mi

Illustration by: Kimberly Cienfuegos
It’s hard to take a compliment you see                                        Â
When you struggle to recognize your beauty                                        Â
Slowly all the negative comments lead to insecurity                   Â
You wonder where you fall on the spectrum enforced by society Â
Looking into the mirror,  Â
You pick apart every flaw
Slowly your inner self starts to fissure
And subconsciously you begin to withdraw
I disappear into a rabbit hole of faux reality
I am not the perfect filters or curated Instagram feeds
My skin is not without its blemishes, I am not paper thin, but that is not an abnormality
The time has come for me to alter any standard that is preconceived
And grant myself an apology Â
At long last, I am set free
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