I Matter

You told me

That it didn't matter

What I looked like

It is what I believe and what I do that matters

And you taught me

To see others as they want to be seen and to see myself as I want to be seen

And to stand up for what I believe is right

And with your help

I have done all that

Learned to like my body, my ideas, my values, 

Because that is what matters.

I matter.