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This Is Me: Love or Hate, Don't Care
ISSUE #5
Author: NoellAster
This Is Me: Love or Hate, Don't Care
Author: NoellAster
ISSUE #5
Pop Session
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I can pop my 

own pimples—

remove the 

white without 

a scratch,

at least 3% 

of the time.

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Call it instinct. 

Precision.

Or stubbornness.

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After the battle,

my face burns red,

like I’ve been stung

by a hundred tiny wasps.

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Sometimes I don’t 

even notice

until I meet 

the mirror.

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People look like 

I’ve done 

something wrong.

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“Why would you do that? 

Just let it be.”

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Let it be?

It doesn’t disappear—

it burrows deeper,

plots beneath the skin.

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Why pay someone 

to pop my face

when I know 

its secrets better?

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I don’t say that out loud—

especially to elders.

I hold my tongue.

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But holding back

doesn’t mean 

I’m silent.

It means 

I’ve learned

which truths 

to carry quietly.

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This Is Me: Love or Hate, Don't Care
Poetry
Inspirational
Last updated: Sep 24, 2025
Total word count: 1,192
Total reading time: 6 Minutes
Writer:
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