Song No. 3

Song No. 3 is a poem about how a girl feels about herself and how she thinks the world sees her. She has low self-esteem and doesn't like the way she looks. She feels like she does not look like everyone else and one day that will change. People in the world can be judgmental and hateful about how one looks. In the poem it says that people are just smiling to make her feel better because she thinks they feel bad for her. People do not see her like they should because of the skin color she has. People should see the true beauty she has aside from her skin color. Her features are mentioned as being ugly, such as "I know my hair's short, legs and face ashy"; this describes what she sees when she looks at herself. I believe this poem wants readers to see the importance of true beauty. People should not judge one because of how they look. Being comfortable with who you are an important concept that anyone should have. Sometimes it's difficult to feel pretty or confident if you do not like the way you look. "Can't nobody tell me any different" points out how people see her as being different than everyone else. They can't see she is like everyone else even though her skin color is different. Many people battle with obstacles in their life, whether it's appearance or where you come from. At the end of the poem it talks about how people will see her one day. She thinks they will see her as a pretty little black girl. She has this dream because she believes one day it will come true. Everyone will see her as the same and treat her equally. "I'm ugly anybody with sense can see" is describing how most people would see her as being ugly. She is a girl that feels lonely because of how people treat her and the way she looks. She thinks she cannot feel worse than she already does. "So I jump the sidewalk cracks knowing I can't fall'. Life cannot get any worse than it already is for her. She wants to be happy one day with life and her appearance. Being black she notices how her features are different than other people's features. Every part of her she does not like and wants to feel pretty. She just does not have the self-esteem that can make her happy with how she does look. She shows she is a strong woman and goes through life even though she has battles to overcome. One day her life will be the life she wanted, to be happy and confident with herself. Making a change of who you are starts inside you, you have to believe in yourself to make something happen. Having a positive outlook on life starts the journey ahead. Her life will be changed one day when everyone sees her as being beautiful and herself. Changes in life are possible if you put your mind to it.