Some people have their act together easily handling everything Life throws at them
But you don't know what's going on behind the curtains inside their minds
They might be giving it their best guess struggling to keep it together for everyone else's sake
It's hard to not compare yourself to other people But do try to remember
that everyone's human no one's perfect and we're all just giving life
Our best guess
All my life over and over people have told me that I'm not important
They ignored what I had to say Stayed ignorant of my feelings Refused to understand me Scolded me for talking about my problems
It wasn't everyone but it was enough people to make me feel like I didn't matter
It's so much easier to hold it all inside rather than facing that rejection from the ones I love
But I must remember that the people that love me...
Want me to share the things I love care about how I'm feeling work hard to understand me try to help with my problems
They care about me They love me And to them
I am important
#Poetry #SelfLove #Depression #MentalHealth #Loneliness #Insecurity #Kindness
We were built differently We work in ways that so many don't understand So they called us names
Weird Creepy Disgusting Wrong Broken Burden
They said those words Over and over and over Until we believed them We started calling ourselves that
But they're wrong We are not broken We are not burdens No, we are
Kind Trusting Loving Silly Beautiful Special Different
If they can keep saying all those mean words Then why can't we say all those kind words?
Let's use new words to describe who we really are And keep using them over and over again until we believe them
It may never be easy to share who you really are Will it feel good to open up? Or will it only create a new scar?
It’ll take days, months, years To search and discover who you are You may find out in your backyard Or you may have to travel quite far
I know you think I don’t know you That the version I see is a lie That you can never change or grow No matter how hard you try
You can’t always see the light you wield How brightly it shines how far it reaches
You made a friend You grew close together Spending so much time living your lives with one another
It’s hard to be you to be honest, be true when people want you to change when they only see you as strange
It’s okay to be weak You’re allowed a break Sometimes life is too much to take