They say you can do anything you want if you set your mind to it.
They say I can be anyone I want to be if I just believe I can.
But they're wrong.
I can't be confident of my self-image.
No matter how much I try, I'll always find something I dislike about myself.
I can't wear low waisted jeans because it shows off my muffin-top.
I can't wear tight shirts because it shows off my pot-belly.
I can't wear leggings because it shows off my large thighs.
I can't go without wearing makeup because they'll see how tired I really am.
I can't wear bikini's because it shows off how fat/thick I really am.
I can't have my hair up because it shows off how fat my face is.
I hate how my stomach sticks out of every shirt I own.
I hate how my thighs jiggle whenever I move.
I hate everything about myself.
I can't show my stomach, or my legs, or my face.
I can't let people see my scars.
They'll think even worse of me if they saw the cuts.
So no.
Don't tell me I'm beautiful.
Don't tell me exercise will help. Or dieting.
Nothing will help my sight of my self-image.
I can't let them see me.
I can't.
--the one they never noticed
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