My favorite thing to do is to pick and scratch at my insecurities Beauty is pain It breaks your body And shatters your insides I keep discovering new things about myself I hate Trying to erase the problems But I’m not able to paint over the entire canvas I leave little lines Pencil marks Bent corners Scars Breaking the layer of protective skin through the armor And under my smile My one man army struggling to keep up with the war Not being able to find any new soldiers that want to stay and protect the piece of forgotten land that I am I’m so large yet I’m still not placed on the map