Who do I say I am?
I say that I am unloveable
I say that I am too fat
I say that I am too skinny
I say that I am too girly
I say that I am too boyish
I say that I am never going to measure up
I say that I am not worth your time, not worth your care
I say that I am hated, that no one truly cares
I say that I am a nothing and a nobody
But what do you say?
You say I am worth more then I could imagine
You say that I am loved forever, for not even death can stop it
You say that I am more than what this world tells me,
You say I am perfect the way I am
You say that I don’t need to be afraid because I am not alone
You say that I am everything to you
You say that the things I say I am are bare whispers to the thundering roar of You telling me who I am.
Now I know; I am perfect; I am free; I am everything you say I am
This is a beautiful poem. Thank you for putting into words what other people have struggled to say.