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You started the fire

November 26, 2015
By Mhudnall BRONZE, Thealka, Kentucky
Mhudnall BRONZE, Thealka, Kentucky
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I look inside
To see myself
What they told me was all lies,
They would rather light the match,
Than fight the already blooming fire

What they told me was all lies
I'm as plastic as a doll
I'm not who they say I am
Not smart
Nor perfect
If they look inside
They would see the reasons why

I'm as fake as a doll,
As dead as a stone,
No one can see the reasons why,
And you started the fire


The author's comments:

I move around a lot,and I feel like I am constantly being stereotyped,everyone makes assumptions about me before they even know me.Pretty much all of them are positive,but I still hate the feeling that I can't identify myself on my own,no one should feel like they can't even be who they want to be because everyone else has already defined it for them.I was also serverly bullied a few years ago so that also contributes to a lot of it.But now,I can thank the person that bullied me for giving me all of these ideas that are winning contest,and you can do the same!The fire in my poem represnts positive and negative things,my sadness and anger of being stereotyped,being bullied,feeling alone,finally getting on the path of my dream of being published and being determined to over come all of those negative things to become who I really am,and who I've always wanted to be.


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on Dec. 4 2015 at 10:51 pm
What an amazing essay .. in my opinion...your essay is good

Queen said...
on Dec. 4 2015 at 10:32 pm
Very talented! Beautiful poem! Keep writing young lady!

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on Dec. 4 2015 at 7:54 pm
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CHIIMR said...
on Dec. 4 2015 at 7:54 pm
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on Dec. 4 2015 at 7:42 pm
Wonderfully talented girl !