I will not omit
Any piece or part
Or scar or flaw
That is mine
For your comfort.

I do not care
If you cannot find comfort
Because I refuse
To powder my face snow white
Like pancake batter,
And hide, like a fraud,
My broken insecurities
And darkest scars.

I will be rude
And I will be sarcastic.
I will be obnoxious
And I will be intelligent.

I will be honest,
And raw
And real.
If you cannot handle that,
Little girl,
Well,
You wouldn't be the first.

I am strong,
For I have been broken,
But not by you,
No,
A mere human could not break the likes of me.
I have been broken
By aspects of life
I could not circumvent.

But I will be brave
And strong
And I will fly.

Without insects in sight.