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I've had the chance to write down all the crazy thoughts that go through my head these past 6 years and though I am not proud of some of the weird things I wrote on my notebooks as a 12 year old the memories they hold are exceptional.
I want to share one with you.
Its times when I feel like all is lost that I pull out this certain poem I wrote not too long ago.
This is for...
This is for the little girl who secretly puts on mama's make-up
Because she wants to do everything she can to look like the most beautiful woman in the world
This is for the same 14 year old girl who refuses to wear bikinis
Because she wants to do everything she can to distance herself from the same woman she tried so hard to be
This is for the young gentleman who opens doors for others
Only to have the doors slammed back in his face
This is for the student who sits in the study and daydreams
Because they believe that no amount of studying could ever make them smart
This is for the girl who runs 8 miles a day and pushes herself to run more
Because she thinks that 96lbs is still one too many
This is for the parents who do their best to raise a daughter but in a way fail
Because they choose not to see her pain
This is for the poet who writes in third person
Because they're too afraid that if they use the word "I" they're be laying out their soul for the world to ignore
This is for the teenager who wanted to kill themselves everyday
Not because they wanted to die
Or because they knew that the life after this one would be better
But because they wanted to know if anyone cared enough to stop them
This poem is for anyone who was ever
told that they were,
treated like they were.
felt like they were,
has told themselves they were
Anything less than
Perfect and/or Beautiful
I Dare You
I dare you to look in the mirror and tell that person in there
That they are worth MORE than they ever thought
Tell them that they were, are, and have always been
Beautiful
If I can face my demons and wear my battle scars with pride
So can you
Because...
While this poem may be about you
I wrote it for me