I Wish I was a Poem

~

When I say

I wish I was beautiful,

I mean I wish I could

sculpt myself into the same loveliness

borne in the eyes of Marble Goddesses.

In Ancient Greece,

I would have been pretty

you know;

curls a liberated wreath atop my head,

a nose as grand as Mount Olympus,

body curvaceous like the

Mediterranean tides.

I mean I wish I could

steal Orion's Belt from the sky

and wear it around my waist

to cinch away all the extra room

I know I take up,

cuz there's no gravity

in outer space--

it's impossible to feel fat

in outer space.

I mean I wish I could

be as cliche as a rose because,

despite being starkly unoriginal,

everyone loves roses the same way

everyone loves photoshop sleekness

and Tumblr physique.

I mean I wish I was

lucid dreams / leather journals / fairy lights / eyelashes on pillowcases / dewdrops on leaves /moon-gazing / standing ovations / the butterflies in your fingertips / frost congealed on tree branches / lightning storms / Disneyland fireworks / soft bed sheets / champagne kisses / whales howling at sea / midnight inspirations / double rainbows / bedtime stories / the skyline at golden hour / foggy 7 AM’s / polaroid photographs / snow under streetlights / listenin' to Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time / the colour purple / when I say I wish I was beautiful I mean I wish I was a

poem.

---

Image Source:

Green glitter gif .(n.d.).[image] Available at: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/threads/its-winning-time-again-250-joyetech-evic-vtc-minis-up-for-grabs.712113/page-194 [Accessed 24 Jan. 2019].

---

#beautiful #beauty #blogger #blogging #BohemianRhapsody #broken #darkness #dreams #emotion #escape #fireworks #freeverse #flowers #goddess #Greece #Greek #insecure #insecurity #light #moon #nature #poetry #purple #Queen #rain #rose #stars #stories #storm #truth #wishes #writing