your best life is preferential
in order to reach my full potential
i need to look within
it isn’t about my exterior
desperate to match the criteria
i feel i need to fit in
we are all beautiful
its time to be truthful
learn to love my skin
sand in my toes
a vacation picture for my next post
where I can make myself look thin
pull in my waist
contour my face
paint on a grin
a beautiful getaway
where I didn’t manage to getaway
from the loneliness within
my friends and family will see a smile
a cocktail on the beach, all the while
under the stars, to the sadness I give in
not to be captured on a photo
as it’s too dark to show
the emotional whirlwind
so for the while
you’ll see my smile
until I am able to admit
in order to really live my best life
i need to be happy in my own skin
Poetry In Motion 