What I Can Be

I have been made fun of

I was told to “suck it up, they’re just kids”

I stopped looking at what they SAW, and started focusing on WHO I AM

I stopped worrying and started LIVING

I stopped crying and started smiling

I stopped caring about others and started caring for myself

I stopped telling myself that I was ugly every day

And started telling myself I was beautiful EVERY MINUTE

I am not worthless

I am not perfect

I don’t give a DAMN what anyone has to say

I will buy nice clothes to feel like I am the BEST

I will put on makeup, to impress MYSELF

I am more than an overweight girl with good grades

I am more than a “black face” with “fake hair”

I am more than what people expect

I was told that “people don’t reject you; they simply aren’t ready for what you can give”

The WORLD simply isn’t ready for what I can be