Plain Girl

“Why are you friends with someone like her when you could be friends with popular people?” Someone like her. Someone who doesn’t stand out Not with looks Not with personality Plain girl doesn’t talk to boys She doesn’t wear makeup or buy the right clothes She spends her free time doing homework or writing poetry If she's beautiful, it’s the kind nobody sees At least, they don’t see past her flaws the way she collapses into herself while in public, Crossing her arms and hunching her shoulders to be as invisible as possible They won’t look past the anxiety that extinguishes any confidence Because plain girl isn’t worth the effort She’s just there.