"I kinda feel like I should take all the sharp stuff out the house" was a quote for my friend after reading my last poem "Walk Over Me". I thought it was rather funny he said this me because looking over all the poems I have written they are rather dark and a few sexual. None of them are rather happy poems. I have been referred to as a "gothic" but I'm far from that. Yes I like "dark" things but looking at my appearance you could not tell that about me .
My inspirations for my poems are rather personal. I would say about eighty percent of them come from a feeling or situation I am going through in my every day life. Other than my every day life, I would say songs and pictures influence me as well. I could be listening to a song and catch a line in a song that compels me to write . Below are two examples of how I came to write the poem.
This poem was inspired by an image I had seen. I thought of myself and my own actions in this poem and thought every girl could relate to it when she fells down and unwanted.
She's not perfect but She's worth it
She can be impatient
She can be insecure
She can make mistakes
She's not perfect but She's worth it
She will be a shoulder to cry on
She will be a ear to listen
She will be a shelter
She's not perfect but She's worth it
She can be forgetful
She can worry too much
She can forget to love herself
She's not perfect but She's worth it
She will make sure you are loved
She will make sure you are happy
She will make sure you are appreciated
She's not perfect but She's worth it
She has her faults
She see's herself damaged
She will always wish could be more
She's not perfect but She's worth it
2013 Jennifer Dante
This poem was inspired by the saying "Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder". I never understood that expression and myself have and still do struggle with body image and how I look, wonder how someone who looks at you could completely see something different
Is it true, the beauty in the eye of the beholder?
What if the beholder is oneself?
Does the rule still apply or just to someone looking them?
Stripped away and free of the makeup
The label you wear on your body
The hair pulled back in the simple ponytail
What do you see when looking down yourself
Or in your reflection in the mirror
Do you see a flat stomach?
Do you see alittle extra around the hips?
Do you have "tiger stripes" from the birth of your children
What if you see yourself differently from what people say?
What do you say to them?
Thank you or no I do not agree?
Do you tear up seeing your reflection
wanting to hide yourself from everyone
Due to a false body image
Thinking you are not worth it
When I look at my reflection
I see scars, both on my skin and invisible ones
I see an imperfect body
Wishing i could scrub away the imperfections
When I look at my reflection
I see my grandmothers nose
Plain thick brown hair, the tips kissing my shoulders
Eyes color of mud, at times are lifeless
When I look at my reflection
I see my own tiger stripes that gave my son life
Hips that brought him forth to the world
Thick thighs on short muscle legs
Is this reflection true?
Its hard to say
Maybe you can tell me if I'm wrong?
2013 Jennifer Dante
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