It has taken
years
and years
and years
To see myself
As more than my mistakes
To love myself
Despite the times
I didn't think
I didn't know
I didn't understand
If that is all YOU see
If you cannot accept
That I am NOT perfect
Then all YOU are doing
is holding ME back
I am here
I am visible
I will be seen
Speaking out
is scary
can get me hurt
ostracized
abandoned
But this is who I am
and I will be me
I will not be silent
No matter how loud I have to be
I will let the world know
that I
EXIST