"You are beautiful" you said.
"You are beautiful when you're sleeping.
You are beautiful when your mind is wandering, daydreaming about bigger breasts, perkier ass, smaller waist, and flawless skin."
You tell me "you are beautiful" while I'm pinching the little fat on my belly withholding disgust as I look in the mirror.
"You are beautiful" I keep hearing as I stare at the numbers on the scale thinking did I gain fat or muscle mass?
"You are beautiful when you're naked, you are beautiful wearing a colorful dress above the knees, you are beautiful wearing that granny panty" so I hear.
"You are beautiful and worthy of love because you are a worthy human being. Not because your hair looks perfect under the sunshine or your tanned skin looks exotic in the summer"
"You are beautiful and worthy of love because you are a caring and loving human being trying to make this shitty world just a little better with your little helping hands"
"You are beautiful even if you wish you had nicer teeth, bigger eyes and just...better facial structure"
"You are beautiful because your happy smile is contagious when you're dancing. Not because your pretty swinging dress makes you look a bit skinnier"
"You are beautiful with those eyebags because you're working hard for your future and for providing your little furry babies the best life they deserve"
"You are beautiful" is the voice I hear from the very very far back of my mind, as it keeps being pushed aside by the voices I hear everywhere.
Fighting to keep being heard, as the patriarchial society keeps telling me the opposite.
Fighting to stay because no one else, no man would see it that way.
But you do, my little self. You do. And I hope your voice stays.