Love yourself... when it’s hard...
See the beauty in parts,
that are broken and scarred....
Rediscover your innocence....
Before the fear,
When you didn’t know to wince....
You are NOT... some cautionary tale...
There is more to life,
than pass or fail....
Standing in the mirror...
hearing the deafening voices...
Bold and blatant lines mark the skin,
like a roadmap of choices....
YOU must choose to be....Your true authenticity...
With a notion however preconceived....
Demand the truth... and not be deceived...
Let them hate you for who you are....
The girl still standing despite the scars....
NOT love you for who you’re not...
YOU must refuse to BE.... a mere after thought....
Stand UP.... now proud to be you...
And marvel... in everything that you've been through...
