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Pretty Enough

Am I pretty enough? A question oft asked by adorable little girls, But also a question lingering At the back of every teenagers mind. A question that haunted Me, Every second of my teenage life. Am I pretty enough? I soon stopped asking myself. 'Cuz I always assumed the answer Would be in the negative. I looked unto others for the Appreciation I'd denied for myself. Am I pretty enough? I soon stopped wanting to know. Manoeuvred around every mirror, To avoid having to answer. The weighing scales oppressed me, and Food- such a loyal friend- remained a friend no more. I am pretty enough, I finally told myself. Stopped looking unto others, And looked deep within. Stopped obsessing with the scales, And embraced me for who I am...

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Honestly J.T.

Date: 9/16/2015 1:42:00 PM

Wow, this poem is pretty good. I like it -JT

Angie Thomas
Date: 9/16/2015 1:50:00 PM

Thank you :D

Afolabi Muideen

Date: 8/7/2015 12:37:00 PM

Lol!!!! Well written piece....Excellence.......A.M.

Angie Thomas
Date: 8/7/2015 12:45:00 PM

Thank you Afolabi. :)

Casarah Nance

Date: 7/17/2015 8:13:00 AM

Embrace who you are because beauty is more than skin deep, you are a wonderful reflection in your words

Angie Thomas
Date: 8/6/2015 11:08:00 AM

thank you Cassarah for the wonderful comment... :)

Lara Wash

Date: 7/16/2015 11:57:00 AM

I love this poem. Angie our biggest critics and motivators are ourselves and when we look within, self is our closest friend. Beauty starts within than moves outward. Nice, nice poem

Angie Thomas
Date: 8/6/2015 11:09:00 AM

thankyou lara....it means a lot to me... :)

Eileen Manassian

Date: 7/13/2015 11:31:00 AM

It is my struggle too, dear. Depression has become my companion. I'm glad you have found a way to deal with this. Yes, beauty is found within. Thanks so much for your visit to my work. Hugs

Emile Pinet

Date: 5/19/2015 1:26:00 PM

Your feelings seep out of your words and fuel the emotional flames alive within your verses. Emile.

Angie Thomas
Date: 5/21/2015 8:14:00 AM

thank you Emile :)

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 5/17/2015 5:17:00 PM

Only the shallow believe that beauty is on the outside. True beauty is inside and outside! You're beautiful! Thank you for sharing this beautiful insightful piece! I rate it a "7"! Pandita

Angie Thomas
Date: 5/18/2015 9:57:00 AM

Thank you Pandita :)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/4/2015 8:31:00 AM

This resonates because my wife works with women who suffer with eating disorders. In one way or another many suffer from the thought of not being good enough. I wrote a poem for a friend here called "Your Mirror is a Liar". If you have tome please look for it.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/3/2015 4:54:00 PM

I really get this one. To this day, I obsess about my weight and I finally threw out the damn scale. I am sure I put on 20 pounds this past decade, but if counting calories isn't working, why fret about it? It's just meant to be. You are pretty enough, I am sure.

Angie Thomas
Date: 5/3/2015 11:17:00 PM

Thank you for the kind words Andrea :)

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

Date: 4/26/2015 3:56:00 AM

Although mirrors are true yet our eyes can fool us. I've seen real pretty girls who tink they are homely. And real ugly girls who tink they are miss universe. So I enjoyd yor lovely poem and adore how it ended on a positive note. Kudos. Pls do review my latest poem too.

Angie Thomas
Date: 5/3/2015 11:18:00 PM

Thank you Zaynub :)

Len Gasun

Date: 4/25/2015 9:10:00 AM

I'm so happy and grateful to read once again this priceless gem of yours my very dear friend, Angie. Embracing this poem once again and you. Thank you so much for sharing and again, for a lovely visit on one of my poems. God bless you and many hugs from me. Love lots, Leonora

Angie Thomas
Date: 5/3/2015 11:19:00 PM

Thank you Leonora...your kind words are always welcome :) and I'm glad my poem was worth a revisit

Constance La France

Date: 4/23/2015 10:18:00 AM

Angie, your poem sadly captures the feelings of many girls and women and thankfully some find the answer as you did and wrote so eloquently in your last verse, well done 7, and thanks for visiting my poem, Oh Turn It Off

Jack Horne

Date: 3/15/2015 4:49:00 PM

Good for you - yes, what's inside is all that really matters

Kelly Deschler

Date: 2/22/2015 2:31:00 PM

Those who already know you're beautiful are the only opinions that matter. There are many ways to be beautiful, Angie... I think that everyone can relate to your feelings in this very emotive and inspiring write! Nicely done, Angie :)

Len Gasun

Date: 2/22/2015 4:03:00 AM

I know you are very pretty inside and outside my very dear friend Angie and you are loved by many of who you are. I am one of them. Thank you once again for sharing me your very beautiful and precious gem. Have a great day young lady. Sending you my sweetest hugs. love lots, Leonora

Nathan D.

Date: 2/18/2015 10:37:00 PM

may everyone find the self conficence and courage you did. it is sad the way the world portrays women and beauty trying to force them into an unrealalistic and often unhealthy mold

Angie Thomas
Date: 4/22/2015 2:55:00 AM

It really is pretty sad. I blame the magazines and TV for making beauty seem so unattainable

Skat A

Date: 2/16/2015 6:32:00 PM

Angie, I look at myself and all I've done. I'm beautiful in and out. You are young with a pretty soul. Stay fresh and real and you will feel. Pretty you are my young friend. Always~ SKAT

Paul Callus

Date: 2/16/2015 3:58:00 PM

Like this write in which you open up about your past feelings, Angie! most teenagers pass through such phases...can't really blame them because there is a lot of negative advertising that influences them. Glad that you were satisfied with your inner beauty and did not go on a hopeless quest for bodily beauty. And when you look in a mirror, make it a point to tell the girl in it how pretty she is:) // paul

Jan Allison

Date: 2/15/2015 5:15:00 AM

You are beautiful on the inside and outside Angie - I agree with Njeri's comments - i see girls at school as young as 11 with conditions like anorexia - so so so insecure about the way they see the ideal person and air brushed magazines do nothing to help anyone's self esteem. Be yourself my friend - you are one inspirational young lady:-) Hugs jan xx 7 xx

Angie Thomas
Date: 2/15/2015 5:38:00 AM

Wow!! Thank you Jan for that major helping hand for my self esteem. And I agree... The ideals of beauty represented by magazines are choking this generation of teenage girls with eating issues and what nots! Most people, me include, have had to grapple with this question, and I hope this will help them answer themselves

Njeri Hunjeri

Date: 2/15/2015 3:12:00 AM

Nice poem that alot of girls would appreciate, relate too and learn from

Angie Thomas
Date: 2/15/2015 3:25:00 AM

Thank you njeri :)