'Why are you so ugly? '
My sister said to me once
'I don't bloody know'
I said in a quick response
I turned away to hide my tears
She called me a baby
And told me I had been for years
'You're a worthless nothing'
My mother said to me
'You're never going to achieve'
'You're never gonna be like me'
I turned away to hide my tears
She called me a baby
And told me I had been for years
'You've failed, you've failed, you've failed again'
'When are you gonna get it'
'Into your thick head? '
That is what my teachers said
I turned away to hide my tears
They called me a baby
And told me I would be for years
I'm not so ugly now
I'm not a worthless nothing
I've achieved all my goals
I've finally become something
But still I turn to hide my tears
Because all of this I've suffered
Will haunt me for years.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This is very sad. I especially like the ending- thanks Athena :)