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You are not the words Written on a piece of paper The ones the doctors said defined you You are not the numbers Below you feet On a cold piece of metal The ones you consider every time you eat You are not the letters Marked on your assignments The ones your parents stress about You are not the bumps Or blemishes on your skin The ones that you try to hide But always peek through You are not your insecurities That keep you up The ones that make you question If you’ll ever be enough You are not defined By what is on the outside Or what your brain is like Or any other part of your body You are not the words They throw at you Relentless The ones that hurt worse than blood Pooling from your skin No, you are the smile The one you make when you are truly happy Because you remembered how to be You are the laugh Spilling from your lips Trying hard to keep it in You are the tears Sliding down your cheeks Not because you are weak But because you are alive You are not who they say you are Because they ignore the beauty The courage The emotion And every Last Part Of You You are amazing Not defined by others They don’t know you And who you are
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Apr 25
Apr 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM UTC
You Are
You are not the words Written on a piece of paper The ones the doctors said defined you You are not the numbers Below you feet On a cold piece of metal The ones you consider every time you eat You are not the letters Marked on your assignments The ones your parents stress about You are not the bumps Or blemishes on your skin The ones that you try to hide But always peek through You are not your insecurities That keep you up The ones that make you question If you’ll ever be enough You are not defined By what is on the outside Or what your brain is like Or any other part of your body You are not the words They throw at you Relentless The ones that hurt worse than blood Pooling from your skin No, you are the smile The one you make when you are truly happy Because you remembered how to be You are the laugh Spilling from your lips Trying hard to keep it in You are the tears Sliding down your cheeks Not because you are weak But because you are alive You are not who they say you are Because they ignore the beauty The courage The emotion And every Last Part Of You You are amazing Not defined by others They don’t know you And who you are
Don't let anyone define you.
#sadness#acceptance#love#belonging#youare
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CoraEve
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Apr 25
Apr 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM UTC
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