Angel Kiss
I woke up today
with clear skin,
I feel relieved
although I still
can’t take back
the pen ink I
tattooed on myself
way back when
I was born with an angel
kiss on my forehead,
the doctor said it would
go away eventually, and it did
I told myself, I
can't live like this,
so I changed my mindset
to be lovely from within
my mom would
try to cover it up
with makeup for
the school photos
I thought of myself
as a failed product
in the factory
of dominos
I know there will always
be something wrong,
whether it’s that my teeth are
spotty or my nose seems crooked,
I broke all the mirrors in my
house just so that I’d stop looking
I've learned that acne is
a curse and a blessing,
it lets you redeem yourself
by focusing on your personality
what’s on the skin
don’t mean a thing,
think of your acne like the
flowers that bloom in spring
the spots will
come and go,
they will stay there for a few
weeks or disappear tomorrow
your scars are
the reminders
that show you've
survived your life,
don’t feel the
need to go at
them with a
sharp bladed knife
puberty happened, now
I’m a woman in the making
here’s to the newcomers
that appear in the outbreaking
save up the money from
the serums and the creams,
pay attention to the real
problem, it’s in your self-esteem
your skin is trying to
tell you something,
that you need to
focus on self-care
your body is a temple
and it will come crumbling
down is you don’t
let the love be shared
you can handle the
people and their glares,
the criticism and wishing
your acne wasn’t there
take a moment to
see the real spark,
because your acne becomes
invisible after hours in the dark
acne is like an angel's
kiss, a birthmark,
there’s nothing you can
do to make it go away
so choose to live
your best reality
and forget about the
marks on your face
- Leah Rae