I wish my ragged claws
Wouldn't drag across the tile floors.
I wish my teeth
Didn't show underneath my skin.
My eyes are sparks
Being ignited by steel
Burying my smile
With wounds that have not healed.
My hurtful voice cries from within:
"Save me from this impossible battle
That I cannot win!"
I demand to be released from this curse,
I am an ugly beast
But have a voice of a girl.
Don't tell me
Stick and stones
Will hurt me
But your words with venom
Won't sink into my bones.
