Just Like You

"You're as happy as a Christian should be."

"Have you ever cursed?"

"You actually know that song!"

Just a few of the daily comments from my peers.

"Just because I'm a Christian doesn't mean I live under a rock!"

That's what I would say.

Instead, "Thank you; I try to stay positive."

"Once, because I didn't know it was a curse word."

"I've heard it in the locker room."

Make good grades.

Smile.

Show Christ's light.

If I didn't make good grades for scholarships,

I wouldn't have the money to go to college.

If I didn't smile,

I would cry.

If I didn't have God,

I wouldn't be here.

"How are you, today?"

"Oh, I'm fine, how are you?"

Actually, I'm not fine.

I have social anxiety

And depression.

But please,

Make fun of my new haircut.

I actually really like it.

I have a mental disorder

That limits what I can eat.

A boy may never be able to take me out for dinner

On a date.

But please,

Tell me how delicious your mother's

"Better Than Sex Cake" is.

I'll just enjoy the smell

And wonder what it's like to be normal.

I'm not always happy.

I've cursed plenty of times in my head.

I listen to secular music fairly often.

And, yeah,

I also read my bible,

Go to church every Sunday,

Talk to God

And love Him with all my heart.

I have hopes and dream,

Hurts and heartaches.

I'm just

Like

You....

"How are you, today?"

"I'm-

Actually, I'm not fine."