i grew up into a world that judges people
based off of shallow observations
choosing to ignore someone's inner beauty
in favor of insulting their appearance
self-love is taught to be rare, unusual, and selfish
i wake up each day in a body that feels wrong
in a mind that feels sick
everyone around me is either comfortable in their own skin
or the best **** actor i've ever seen
they've seemed to reach a point of self-acceptance
that i only graze in my dreams
why can't i just be like everyone else?
i start each day with the thought
of how nice it would be if i could be anyone else but me