"Pretty Lies", new poetry by Christy Bozeman

2/3/2016

"Pretty lies"

I'm so tired of being lied too,
"You’re so pretty"; I know those words were lies.
As I look in the mirror I find it very hard to believe,
They try to build me up with confidence, but it's so hard to receive.

Why can I not just simply say "Thank you?"
Instead I beat myself til I am black and blue.
I find it so hard to accept me for who I am.
Because I am not pretty and perfect to myself!

I'm not the walking barbie that is perfect in every way,
I am just the average old me, beat up with mixed emotions that just won't go away.
I cry myself to sleep day and night,
because deep down, these emotions I try to fight.

I want to feel beautiful, and be happy with myself,
I feel so lonely, and I know I need help.
I pray so hard that Jesus will answer me,
until then I will keep fighting until I am free.
By Christy Bozeman

1 Comment

Donal Mahoney link

2/3/2016 06:05:25 am

It’s heartbreaking for a man who has always appreciated women to read a poem like this because he realizes that when he was young girls felt this way as well but he was unaware of it. But when he was young a man did not have the opportunity to make love prior to marriage, strange as that may sound. If he had any brains he had to evaluate a potential bride on things other than her appearance. True, a man is attracted first to a woman because of her appearance but it does not take perfection. Men are attracted to different things in a woman’s appearance and a woman may have that one thing that he is partial to and so he gets to know her. If she doesn’t give it to him “free” he may actually spend time evaluating her on other qualities he would hope to find in a wife. Marriage is the last thing that I ever was interested in. But there were no samples available in my time and I married in graduate school and today have five fine children battling life over the same issues that I did. I can’t give any realistic advice in this era but I still think the woman who values herself in the right way will eventually realize men can’t help being the way they are and sometimes need a little guidance. Be yourself and with God’s help the right man will find you and you will want him. Don’t worry about being perfect. Just be yourself and see who comes along. Hope I have not offended you but it’s a heartfelt poem.

"Pretty Lies", new poetry by Christy Bozeman

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