-sculpted In False Image-

-sculpted in false image-
Hey, look at me 
now I see 
I’m more like you, 
and less like me 
chiseled and shaped 
the mold half broke 
chipping away at 
pieces of my soul 
Till I don’t know
Who I am anymore
  Figures in a magazine
Prophetic in hope 
Used as examples, 
As real women choke 
  Why won’t you just 
let me be me? 
And see the design 
God intended me to be 
  I am beautifully flawed
Without airbrush aesthetics
Mixed bag of crazy
And genuine intentions -JAZ-
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Lawless Avatar
November 12, 2023 at 5:07 AM
..."I am beautifully flawed"....Love that line Jessica. Now if we could only acknowledge our own and accept those of others....hmmm
Iqbal Avatar
November 10, 2023 at 4:11 AM
This is truly brilliant... a thought provoking piece indeed. Who am I, if the world doesn't dictate me how to be!! Congratulations on getting featured.
Hawley Avatar
November 5, 2023 at 5:29 PM
A poem of identity I can understand that.
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