It’s so easy to hide the best parts of yourself because you’re convinced that no one will understand

(For Helana)

You have a voice that has something special to say I hope you stand up and speak If not now, then someday

No matter how you do your hair Or put make-up on your face The clothes you wear don’t matter Because you’re you underneath

Someone planted a thought deep inside your mind they watered and tended it and it was so unkind

I believed that I was rotten vile, so easily forgotten An evil creature right to the inside Made to be tossed aside It’s so easy to see that no one wants to be around me Broken, disgusting, creepy that’s how I learned to see me But maybe there is something more Maybe I can leap into the sky and soar

You see yourself as an empty, black hole as though “monster” is your only role

There’s so much love in me and I finally have a chance to share all these feelings inside There are finally people who care

You shared your light with someone special But they made you feel oh so terrible The support and love that you always bring so many people decided they didn’t need Now you’re here, sad and afraid Wishing so badly that they’d all stayed I can’t understand why people pushed you away I know it hurt you, but anyway I guess that means there’s more of you for me

You don’t need anyone else to tell you that you’re enough You can do that by yourself I know that you are that tough

I’m sorry if what I said didn’t make sense or even if you might’ve taken offense I’m sorry if I assumed incorrectly or if you think I tried to hurt you directly I’m sorry I can’t be what you want me to be But I’m not sorry for being me