𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 » 𝐩 𝐨 𝐞 𝐭 𝐫 𝐲

𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐦 𝐢?

"Who am I?", I ask myself as a figure stares back at me from an empty reflection in the mirror,
I think, I am the one who pretends to be cool in order to fit into the standards of the society,
I am the one who has to use filters in order to feel confident again, beautiful again

Who am I? I ask myself as a figure stares back at me from an empty reflection in the mirror,
I think, I am the one who is insecure about almost everything,
I am the one who can't shed tears in front of the world in the fear of being labelled 'weak',
I am the one who has to pretend to be happy all the time,
But only I know this is far from reality,
I am the one who can't share my actual thoughts with the world because it won't give the same respect it used to before,
I am the one who has to be good at everything and anything so that I'm 'intelligent',
I am the one who has to be thin and pretty is order to fit into beauty standards

As I uncover my insecurities and buried thoughts one by one and take off my clandestine,
I finally know who I am.
I am imperfect, I am beautiful, I am talented, I am amazing, I have my flaws but I am myself,
Feels like I am discovering myself for the first time.
I am no more insecure, I feel powerful and confident once again as I accept myself the way I am

Who am I? I ask myself as a figure stares back at me from an empty reflection in the mirror.
Only this time, I truly know.

~𝖯𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗅

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Summary-
This poem was written by me 4 months back. It was before I was an ARMY. "Who am I?" is a compilation on my thoughts about body shaming which almost everyone can relate to. The main moto behind writing this poem is, "Find yourself in the mirror and embrace your reflection".