I think I oversexualize
Myself
Because I used to not be pretty
I don’t feel attractive
Unless my silky skin
Is showing
And my flawless face
Is painted on
I use my body as
A tool
Making it a piece
Of the clothing I
Wear
Sometimes I don’t recognize her
Not because I feel
Without myself
But the body
I carefully sculpt
Feels a stranger
To me.
The statement
To good to be true
Rings a bell.
I guess my insides
Feel as though
She is too beautiful
For me.
- Kayleen Thurow