Angie Thomas Poet Blank verse

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. September 16, 2015 at 1:42 PM Wow, this poem is pretty good. I like it -JT Angie Thomas September 16, 2015 at 1:50 PM Thank you :D

Afolabi Muideen August 7, 2015 at 12:37 PM Lol!!!! Well written piece....Excellence.......A.M. Angie Thomas August 7, 2015 at 12:45 PM Thank you Afolabi. :)

Casarah Nance July 17, 2015 at 8:13 AM Embrace who you are because beauty is more than skin deep, you are a wonderful reflection in your words Angie Thomas August 6, 2015 at 11:08 AM thank you Cassarah for the wonderful comment... :)

Lara Wash July 16, 2015 at 11:57 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 August 6, 2015 at 11:09 AM thankyou lara....it means a lot to me... :)

Eileen Manassian July 13, 2015 at 11:31 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 May 19, 2015 at 1:26 PM Your feelings seep out of your words and fuel the emotional flames alive within your verses. Emile. Angie Thomas May 21, 2015 at 8:14 AM thank you Emile :)

Pandita Sietesantos May 17, 2015 at 5:17 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 May 18, 2015 at 9:57 AM Thank you Pandita :)

Richard Lamoureux May 4, 2015 at 8:31 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 May 3, 2015 at 4:54 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 May 3, 2015 at 11:17 PM Thank you for the kind words Andrea :)

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri April 26, 2015 at 3:56 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 May 3, 2015 at 11:18 PM Thank you Zaynub :)

Len Gasun April 25, 2015 at 9:10 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 May 3, 2015 at 11:19 PM Thank you Leonora...your kind words are always welcome :) and I'm glad my poem was worth a revisit

Constance La France April 23, 2015 at 10:18 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 March 15, 2015 at 4:49 PM Good for you - yes, what's inside is all that really matters

Kelly Deschler February 22, 2015 at 2:31 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 February 22, 2015 at 4:03 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. February 18, 2015 at 10:37 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 April 22, 2015 at 2:55 AM It really is pretty sad. I blame the magazines and TV for making beauty seem so unattainable

Skat A February 16, 2015 at 6:32 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 February 16, 2015 at 3:58 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 February 15, 2015 at 5:15 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 February 15, 2015 at 5:38 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 February 15, 2015 at 3:12 AM Nice poem that alot of girls would appreciate, relate too and learn from Angie Thomas February 15, 2015 at 3:25 AM Thank you njeri :)