Dear Body; An Apology Letter

Valerie

 

Dear body,

I’m sorry I’ve done this to you.

Homelessness subjected you to a deflated flower and flea bites.

I’ve ruined you

so I can’t even use you to cope.

I’m sorry you can’t stand to look at yourself.

I’m sorry every breath in tastes like cocaine.

I’m sorry your mother would be disgusted if she saw you.

I wish holding yourself was enough.

 

You can’t make yourself feel whole

so you plug the holes in your soul

with other people’s toxins

and elaborate elixirs.

Self validation comes in gram bags

and vodka cranberries.

 

The body dysmorphia hits harder

when you hate the person you are.

The scars on your skin, self made,

are the reminders of the sulking.

 

  • Author: V (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 12th, 2022 18:35
  • Comment from author about the poem: Note to self: Your mind is so beautiful, stop hurting its vessel.
  • Category: Letter
  • Views: 33
  • Users favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek
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  • orchidee

    A fictional write for you personally?

  • L. B. Mek

    the choices we make, in voicing
    our hurts and scars
    is such a true reflection of the person
    we're still aiming to become
    and your empathetic poetry, as a sincere 'vessel'
    for the who, in you
    you wish the world could, witness
    is such a beautiful element
    of your writing..
    above all else, strive
    to never lose that..
    thank you! for choosing to share
    (an important and insightfully impactful, write)

    • Valerie

      Your comments have really impacted how I view my writing. Thank you for the encouraging words under a poem, of which, I was to ashamed to post at first. Your words mean more than you know, dear reader.



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