I Don't Care
By Molly, age 14, California
they are bulging from my too big feet
I don't care
My legs
they are bigger than most people's legs
They have stretch marks
I don't care
Up to my stomach
It rolls over my jeans
it can barely fit into my few shirts
my arms
when I raise
all the fat hangs down
and jiggles
I don't care
My face
It's big and fat like the rest of my body
I don't care
If I don't care then why should you?
I don't want you to care what I look like though
The outside is not the problem
Me
that's what the problem is
I eat when I am sad
I am sad a lot
my parents are always arguing with each other they yell at me
I'm not rich
not even close
my brother died
my sister is nowhere to be found
kids tease me at school
I have no friends
I'm not fat because I want to be
I'm fat because I can't control my own life