You are not your parents mistakes,
that grade on your paper,
or the pain you can't take.
You are not the promises you break,
the nights you stay up late
or the hour in which you wake.
You are not the feelings you hide,
your silent tears in the middle of the night,
or the "friends" who never stay.

You are stronger than your weakest thought,
braver than all of your doubts.
You are more beautiful than your flaws
and everything you think you're not.
You're so much more
than the girl in the mirror,
the number on the scale
and the scars on your wrist.
You're smarter than the average bear,
and you shine brighter than the stars.