Poetry 1 min

Blurry Face

Julianna Herrera-Castellanos

Age 13-17 category | Spring into Poetry Contest 2023 | San José Public Library

Hello, my name is Blurry face

and I care what you think of me

Before I became Blurry face, I used to be rebellious, reckless,

and I didn't care what anyone said or thought of me

But as I got older,

people stared to call me "ugly," worthless", outcast", and "fat

then started to care about what they said about me

and I listened and believed them

Those comments became thoughts,

then became insecurities!

those intrusive thoughts consumed me

And I let them get the best of me

This led me to being trapped in an endless void of madness and of my fickle insecurities

The only person to blame is myself for my decisions

But during my time in the void, I decided how to reinvent myself

All of a sudden, I was standing in the rain and sun came out

I was able to see that I was not a blurry face anymore

I was a sunshine bright and colorful as a beautiful rainbow.

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