Can You Hear Me?

Chelsea

Unruly curly chestnut hair

            Thick and unmanageable

Huge forehead with heart-shaped widow’s peak

            Framing my face

Thin rounded-rectangular glasses

            Hiding sparkling hazel eyes

Large pig-shaped, upturned nose

            Covered in blackheads

Chapped, pouty pinkish red lips

            Upstaged by a small cocoa mole above

Pale, acne-scarred skin, red with blemishes

            Covering my facial bones

C-cups protruding from her chest

            Looking smaller than others’

Slightly round belly, soft and squishy

            If only it would flatten like it should

Love handles creating even more curves

            As if she needed any more

Dark hair defining her arms

            But she wishes they would fade

Long fingers she uses too often typing creatively

            Speeding, but never keeps up w/her brain

Moles sprouting from her arms, 50 or more

            Almost like she’s a living connect the dots

Red lines across her skin under her left forearm

            Showing how hard & imperfect her life is

Thick, curvy thighs, yet muscular and defined

            Though she complains about it each day

Knobby knees snap and crack with each move

            Like rice krispies, fragile for her age

Thin, toned calves from wedges and bike rides

            The only part of her body she’s proud of

Skinny feet, smooth and almost ‘calf’ perfect

            With long, slim toes, foot model-worthy

Though she’s only 5’6” and 163 pounds

            She’s not fat, but beautifully curved

She may not be beautiful in the eyes of the media

            But she’s not ugly, that’s for sure

She may not be social

            But she’s smart enough to make up for it

She may not be perfect…but she’s perfect to me

She may not be who I want her to be

            But she’s who I am and who I will be

I am Chelsea, and I am beautifully unique <3