Bandage

Internally wounded,

he laid across my scars like a bandage.

Hold your head high

Never let anyone see you cry

No matter how broken you are.

Don't ask too many questions 

Suffer in silence

Your daddy don't love you

Yes I beat you till you bled

It's okay I love you go to bed

I'll mend your scars 

You are SO beautiful

but you sure have gained some weight.

you'll never be perfect

you'll never be great

you were a mistake

Your soul is not for you to have

Instead it's mine to take.

Make sure whatever you do

It's flawless no filter no edit

I won't be there along the way

But I'll be there to take the credit.

Most importantly

What's on the inside doesn't matter

as long as you make it look good

You have to suffer for all of my mistakes

You can't do anything I wished I could.

Internally wounded,

he laid across my scars like a bandage.

Tried to rip my bandage off and expose my aching flesh

But what she found was healing,

that hadn't finished yet.

Now I hold my head high

not because of who I am

but who I'll grow to be.

And I'll always speak my truth

And my father's love doesn't define me

And the blood I shed back then was the blood of weak

I am beautiful because I'm in love with girl staring back at me.

I am not perfect, 

to that I plead

but I am my own validation

Only to my God, I'm committed to please.

I'm reclaiming my soul.

I'm not asking.

I'll take it. 

And leave.

Internally wounded,

he laid across my scars like a bandage

and made me... love me