The Voices Project
Follow us
  • POETRY LIBRARY
  • ABOUT
  • SUBMIT
  • RESOURCES

Distorted View~ By Alita Baggett

3/1/2017

0 Comments

 
I knew a young man
who wore a hat that said "ugly" on it.

It struck me odd as
his hat did not agree with what I saw:
a tall, chocolate skinned brother who was 
smart, well mannered and dressed in his own style.
My mind couldn't comprehend where the ugliness fell on him.

But, as time passed, I noticed, or yet it was made plain to me,
that what he was referring to was on the inside and not out. 
But even after the revelation, I still saw no ugliness.

It was a cry for help from a sickness
that he'd been fighting for too long by himself.

Depression had distorted his view, made his reflection seem as if the Maker had made a mistake and still put him in the world only as a case study;
to be poked and prodded by life's happenings; trampled upon and discarded.

Causing him to forget, his thoughts weak, toward the idea that he was so loved by the ones who were closest to him.

He's getting better now, his cry for help heard with open ears ready to spring into action. Ears listening for a clue as to why one as handsome and beautiful on the inside and out would refer to himself as ugly.

Soon, he'll be released to come home with a new outlook, a fresh perspective and better coping strategies.

Because he wants to live and thrive.

Because he has a future to look forward to and new dreams to discover.

And prayerfully, this time around he won't see himself as ugly. 


Author Bio:
Alita Baggett is a proud mother of two and a military spouse. She enjoys reading and most of all writing when she is inspired by life's happenings. In 2016 she took a leap of faith in starting her own blog and Facebook page "Finding God in the Everyday," where she shares insight on what she encounters on a daily bases from a biblical perspective. Alita's long-term goals include writing and publishing a book. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Poet Search

    by last name

    Archives

    January 2023
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    November 2012

    RSS Feed

Contact The Voices Project: editors@thevoicesproject.org