dad's hair and mother's hatred

Yes! this poem is very relatable in a way. I can somewhat relate to this because I got my mothers looks and my fathers frustration. this goes through what its like to have the traits as some one in your family and how it can have negative effects. I would dye my hair because I wanted to feel as if I was my own person and so I wouldn't have to look like my mom. I also always say that I never get angry and that is true but I realized that instead of getting angry I got frustrated and very easily. You also say what you got from your father and then proceed to say other things that you got from your family and what happens/ how you feel because of it. At the end you say how you think the way your mom does and try to hide it because its the one thing you are powerless to change and are stuck with forever. I really liked and enjoyed reading this poem. You did very well and I'm sure that many other people can relate to this poem on different levels as I could. Very well done!

Hi! Cozmo here to give you a short and sweet review!

Wow, first off I'd like to say that this poem had really hit the emotions. What I admire from this poem is how you write with such passion, and I can really feel the tone of the message that you're bringing to the reader.
In the lines: "i got my dad's smile

and grandma's perfectionism.

i can grin at any stranger

and spread kindness like wildfire,

but i can never feel like

i have done enough

been enough

or helped enough

to love myself."

I could really feel how much the speaker is trying to get their message across to the reader, and it's working. I am very impressed with the wording as well, for example the lines: "i can squint and blur everything

in front of me,

but i can never escape what my uncle took from me

and everything he left behind

embedded in who i have become."

I could really feel the tragedy that the writer is going through.
This poem hits very hard on the emotions, I'm very impressed.
Awesome work!
Bye bye!
- Cozmo