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I'm Sorry

February 16, 2022
By NicoViolets BRONZE, Cheshire, Connecticut
NicoViolets BRONZE, Cheshire, Connecticut
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I’m sorry I’m not perfect

that it’s just me

I’m sorry that we feel this pain 

every day


because no one can look like 

Her

and no one can be as tough as 

Him

I want to live the life I want 

without the fear of you

society 


we all long for that perfect mirror

where we can look at it and smile

but if we find ourselves without flaws

what would give us motivation to keep going?


in reality, we are

weak 


a small amount of people have the strength 

to talk

to tell others that this is 


Wrong


this world we live in

this unfair, terrible reality

has blinded us from our own happiness


when will our eyes open again?

when will we see?


I want to smile

happy to be 


Me


but society is brutal

it’s a cruel reality


I’m sorry I’m not perfect

that I can’t look like Her

I’m sorry that I laugh too loud

I’m sorry that I dress too casual

I’m sorry that

I’m sorry that I’ll 

Never

Ever

Be


who you


who society wants me to be


The author's comments:

I am a 7th grader who loves writing. I wrote this for an assignment on raising our voice about one of society's problems. I chose the problem of how everyone has to be perfect. 


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Afra ELITE said...
on Feb. 19 2022 at 11:02 pm
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."
-Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

@NicoViolets, this poem was kind of saddening in the beginning then it grew exciting...The message which you're conveying through this is something that our society needs to know and I agree with it...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻