by Barbara FeliceHowarth

Created on: May 19, 2009

Life was so hard when I was young,

bleakness was the only song that was sung.

All the kids played except me, why was that?

was it they were all thin and I was fat?

My struggle with weight consumed all my time,

I tried every diet, spent every dime.

Why can't I be like the kids in my class?,

day after day all they did was harass

I just want to fit in and be part of the crowd,

the ones who made fun of me in school out loud.

I asked myself "Why would I want to be",

around with the people who made fun out of me?

It dawned on me one long summer day,

I don't need these children to come out and play.

I love myself and that's all that counts,

after that thought, I lost all the pounds.

Everyone liked me but then all I thought,

why would I want these people I fought?

I found new friends and they were all that,

they loved me whether I was thin or fat.

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