Under my skin is hurt and pain its been abused and battered full of shame My skin is soft but sensitive to touch longing to be loved by someone Under my skin are old scars that are filled with painful memories due to self harm I never felt appreciated by family and friends bending over backwards to please others in the end Yea, I tried my best but it was never good enough  I knew I had to stay strong yet a little bit tough I had this one friend tell me I don't need to wait for validation  your trying to be a perfectionist just focus on your education Under my skin there lies a message and it says Never change yourself so that others will like you if someone can't accept you for  Who you are or the way you are then this person doesn't deserve you