Analysis Of Wallflowers By Donna Vorreyer

Ever felt as if no one understood your corky and extremely bizarre personality? Eventually leading to you being labeled as something preposterous as a “weirdo” making you an outcast from others. In the poem Wallflowers by Donna Vorreyer, it is evident the theme is to never belittle yourself because of society failure to realize your distinctiveness. In lines 1-4 the author states, “I welcomed it, wooed it with my pen, let it know it was loved.”, which unraveled the authors emotional side. Instead of mourning over verbal abuse, she utilizes those hateful words by writing those thoughts and feeling down creating powerful poems. Donna is reaching out to those who suffer from similar adversities as her. She encourages her readers to embrace what other may find unpleasing to them and remain humble. Love yourself and all the unique traits that makes you different from others.

In lines 13-14 the author states, “knowing that, given the slightest chance, someday they will bloom”. In this poem, “bloom” symbolizes the insecurities that many individual’s stumble upon within their life time. Specifically, “bloom” indicates that there is something about that person that has not fully developed. The results of being trapped in this “inner shell” is not being to truly express who you are but like all shells within time they hatch. As time passes, you begin to mature and with maturity there is growth. You proceed to slowly blossom and become more comfortable with yourself. In effect, others will begin to respects and admire your confidence disregarding what others think. Overall, if you cannot accept yourself for who you are, how do you expect other