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What I Am
Michelle, Age 14, Whitby, ON

Why do people ask “Am I fat?”
When they know they aren’t
are they trying to pick on me
or do they think I’m not there

People say I’m beautiful
I just say I’m me
I’m beautiful on the inside yes I know
but on the outside I feel ugly and fat.

Why do people say “I’m not“
when I know I am
I’m trying to thin out
but it’s not working

People say things behind my back
it hurts when I overhear them
when they ask what’s wrong I say my fish died
then they say you don’t have fish

Why do people say they care
when all they do is feel sorry for me
I try to act like nothing is the matter
but it always comes back

People are holding hands
boyfriends and girlfriends
I feel like an outcast
When I am the only one without a boyfriend

There is this boy but he doesn’t notice me
Why do people say just wait, just wait
When I’ve been waiting for years
They think they know but they have no idea
What it’s like….to be fat

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