when i first learned no one could ever love me more than me
a world of happiness previously unseen was discovered
because somewhere along the line of aging and scrutiny and time
i was taught to despise myself
but i made sure i kept myself beautiful so someone would love me someday
so i could belong to someone someday
because thatâs the most important thing a little girl could want, right?
i was thirteen the first time i was embarrassed about my body
and i remember stuffing my bra in the morningÂ
with tears stinging my eyesÂ
hoping, praying to something that i could look beautiful enough today braces and all for the ruthless boys
who mercilessly told me i was worthless
because my boobs werenât big enough
and i would go home and put on a sweatshirt with my eyes closed
deny myself to be shown myself
because i didnât dare want to insinuate beautyÂ
in regards to something so insulting as my body
i mean we all end up with our heads between our knees
because the only place we feel safe
is curled up inside skin weâve been taught to hate
by a society that shuns our awful confidence and feeds us our own flaws
and sometimes when i need to meet the me that loves me, i canât find her
a reminder that the mirror is meant to be a curse so i confine her
in my mindÂ
but when when he or she shouts let me out
weâre allowed to listen
but itâs met by a chorus of conceited
egotisticalÂ
narcissistÂ
but since when was self solicitude a sin
since when was loving who we are made an offense by morons that donât matter
change this physicality and that one, donât you shatter the illusion you could everÂ
be something beyond your paper fine flesh and flashy teeth and fingernails
echoic accusations of not good enough, never good enough
have you ever felt so numb that it hurts
entertain me
whore
you canât surrender to themÂ
you gotta remember youâre the only thing youâll ever truly have
and no i donât mean your body because someday itâll go bad no matter what you do
i mean you
i mean the way your bright eyes go wild when you smile
and how your laughterâs so melodic itâs like a song
i mean the way your creativityâs compass that leads you to what you love
you donât need any miracle cream to keep your passions smooth hair free
or diet pills to slim your kindness down
and when you start to drown in these these petty expectations
you better examine the miracle of your existence
youâre worth so much more than your waistline
youâre worth the beautiful thoughts you think
and the daring dreams you dream, undone and drunk off alcohol of being
but sometimes we forget that
because we live in a word where the media pulls us from the womb
nurses us
and teaches us our first words
skinny pretty skinny pretty
girls soft quiet pretty
boys manly muscles pretty
donât you cry because a girlâs job is to look soft for you
and i donât care whether itâs your gender your looks your weight your skin or where your love liesÂ
none of that matters because standards donât define you
you donât live to meet credentials established by a madman
youâre a goddamn treasure whether you wanna believe it or not
and maybe thatâs what everyone should start looking for
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