Fat Girl Melancholy

Art & Poetry
Written By Leilani Jaster
Image credit: @undercoverosh on Instagram

Author’s Note: This piece is about my experience being a plus sized girl and how that has affected how I move through the world.

feeling irreparably unattractive

seeping outward confidence

because a lack luster fat girl

is less than ugly

so deeply depressed

carrying sunflowers and giggles

because a sad fat girl

is less than pathetic

inward stupidity and unrelenting

unimpressiveness

feigning intelligence in class

because a stupid fat girl

is less than ordinary

barely feeling human

expressing empathy to all

because an unkind fat girl

is less than a bitch

to be anything but perfect

is to be fully flawed

fat girl melancholy

is the worst of all

This piece is about my experience being a plus sized girl and how that has affected how I move through the world.

Leilani Jaster

Leilani is a 25 year old English major currently in her sophomore year of college. She writes poetry and short stories so her mind has space to exhale, so it’s really for fun! She really enjoys writing and it’s benefited her mentally and emotionally

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