A Sonnet - not quite Shakespeare yet.

I'm in that difficult space between submitting an assignment and getting the result. Slightly breathless with anxiety. I'm trying to move forward, as the next assignments come a bit thick and fast and there is a lot of work to do. We are now doing Life Writing. I thought I was finished with poetry but it seems not. This activity wanted you to look at an aspect of development of character. I tried a sonnet as I haven't had much success with them.

This lumpy girl with little piggy eyes
Cries as she walks and hopes someone will see
The sadness, written large upon her face,
And maybe take the time to stop and speak.

All muffled in her duffle coat and scarf,
She knows she's second best and, worse, perhaps
A sullen, sulky child, too hard to love,
She looks to strangers to fill in the gaps.

Today she finds she walks the streets with pride,
Takes pleasure in the challenge of each day.
She's learned at last to disregard the lies -
If your dog loves you, you must be okay.

She loves herself the way she is and knows
That confidence, if nurtured, will just grow.