Self Image Poem

I was reading online some poems on self image, the things that people are feeling is acceptable in this community. We face so many problems today just with the world, people, and extreme issues. For these people to be feeling other things inside other things like fear, emotions that they can not help is not right. Here’s the poem

THE STORM INSIDE

On the outside I'm smiling
but on the inside I'm not
and you don't realize
all the battles I've fought.
Inside I am crying
Fed up with everyone
I feel like no one cares for me
this feeling isn't fun.
Cuz I'm surrounded by beauties
and geniuses too
but where do I fit in?
Certainly neither of these two.
I need to find a place where I can be free
where I love everyone
and everyone loves me.
-anonymous
You can find this poem and other poems about self image on http://tearsandpenmarks.tripod.com/id3.html

When I was reading poems about self image this one jumped out and grabbed my eye. Not only did I notice that this person writing this poem was going through a lot and having problems, but you can really tell that this person was trying to find what she/he was feeling. It was really coming from the inside. The person says “on the outside I’m smiling but on the inside I’m not” why do you think she/he feels this way? I think it’s because of the media and because everyone has this “picture perfect” person in their heads. But really who is “perfect” you automatically think of model or a movie star. One looks at those people and think they are beautiful and that they, themselves are not. Of course their self-confidence goes lower. You need to look at them and say “okay they’re pretty and beautiful” but you also need to look at the positive things about yourself! You can not let one person bring you down! It’s not worth it!!