I'm Not Pretty

[Lady Penguin]

I'm Not Pretty

Sure I'm not pretty, sure I'm not girly,
My hair isnt straight, it's rather curly,
I don't have blue eyes, they're hazel and merry,
My hair isnt blonde, it's red as a cherry,

Sure I won't marry a boy with great looks,
But then again I wont marry a crook,
The boy I have now isn't blonde and buff,
He has pimples and braces and all of that stuff,

I'm not pretty and I never will be,
But I'm proud because I am just me,
I don't care what you think and I never will,
See, my heart is full while your's will never fill,

[Sharon]

Pretty is just an adjective that is based on people's opinion - it's great that you're content with just being the way you are. There are individuals out there that invest thousands of dollars on changing their features simply because they want to live up to others expectations and preferences. I can understand if one had an accident (car crash, fire, etc...) then they are entitled to seek plastic surgery and such, but I think it's unnecessary otherwise. (though that is just MY opinion).

As for this piece, the rhyming is a bit too much at times (e.g. "The boy I have now isn't blonde and buff, He has pimples and braces and all of that stuff")

But I really liked the way you ended this piece especially the line "See, my heart is full while yours will never fill"

Some mechanical stuff I'd point out:

I'd suggest removing the comma from the end of each stanza and possibly replacing them with periods.

Also, remove the apostrophe mark from "your's" in the last line.

[NotSoPerfect]

I thought it was very cute in a kind of Shel Silverstein way.

[thecrazybeautiful]

Cutesy, but definitely posted in the right section Nice message.

I think Sharon was right about the rhyme. In the part that she quoted, the flow seemed a tad bit awkward, but it's not too overwhelming. Nothing that can't be fixed or worked with.

I did enjoy the last line. Something about the full/fill got me.

[Cullen]

Yay! rhyming couplets!
I like the poem too, and i love the structure.
Sure maybe theres some flow problems and grammaticall stuff that needs work but none of that really matters does it, thats what your poems about right, that things are better just the way they are.