It's All Right
So, So Right.
it’s all right
daddy had other lives to live,
other daughters,
brighter, thinner, quieter.
it’s all right
mommy’s mind was a bird
with broken wings,
flailing against the bars
of herself.
it’s all right
I’ve always been heavy—
too much flesh,
too much need,
too much me.
chubby girls are good at laughing,
to drown out the tears.
it's all right
Snotty Sally’s lawyer heels
clack against courtroom tiles -
I’ll never wear shoes like that.
and friends are just people
who’d leave anyway.
it’s all right
the kitchen reeks of peculiar fats,
and I wear the smell like
a second skin.
money is money, right?
even if it clings
like grease to my hands.
it’s all right
what’s a gangbang?
just a room,
just bodies,
just a mirror
I refuse to look into.
it’s all right
how forty dollars an hour
buys silence.
I was never good at being
anything but the bottom.
maybe that’s all I was built for.
it’s all right
the boss called me “cute,”
and I laughed,
because I thought he meant it.
it’s all right
if my face hit the floor—
concrete is kinder
than the eyes of men
as they zip up and walk away.
it’s all right
the harbor waits, patient,
its waters whispering
secrets to the stars.
it cradles the moonlight
like an offering,
and I wonder if it
would cradle me the same.
it’s all right
the drunk down the way
might tell the cops later—
a silhouette,
a ripple,
a flicker of something
he’ll swear he saw
but can’t quite recall.
it’s all right,
because I’ve always been
better at vanishing
than at being seen.
it’s
all
so
so
right.
About the Creator
Iris Obscura
Do I come across as crass?
Do you find me base?
Am I an intellectual?
Or an effed-up idiot savant spewing nonsense, like... *beep*
Is this even funny?
I suppose not. But, then again, why not?
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Perfect poem I love it 🖊️📕🏆♦️♦️
So many thought provoking, touching and emotional lines that hit the heart hard. I am thoroughly impressed.
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I lingered on "I wear the smell like/a second skin" but there are so many powerful lines here 🤯
This was supposed to be a normal poem I could read without the hurt. Alas, it wasn't. None of this is alright, it's sucks that it really might be someone's life. Beautiful poem.
Congratulations on top story. This was so honest, and beautifully written.
Your poem is a raw and powerful exploration of pain, resilience, and the struggle for self-worth. Truly moving work
Congratulations on Top Story! This is raw, heartbreaking, poignant, and beautiful. The kind of poem that leaves you with a cold feeling in your stomach. Brilliantly done, Iris.
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
All right, this was hands down one of the best things I've ever read. It's raw and real and intense at all the right points. Congrats on the Top Story!
Babe, this blew me wide open. You're amazing. Gonna go cry now.
The rhythm and the emotional message of it all seems like a wave. And the raw symbolism makes you wonder about how brave it must be to express it all. Good work!
The way you describe all these painful, heavy moments is really powerful. I really love the ending too👏🏽
"and friends are just people who’d leave anyway." Those lines hit me so hard. Loved your poem+