construing sentences

perception

you don't have to 

try so hard

to be

someone else.

i love you,

just the way

you are.

i never understood

the concept 

of you

destroying yourself

bit by bit,

but i guess,

we all have that

feeling that eats us 

and demands for it

to be recognized.

i hope someday

you'll comprehend

how beautiful 

you truly are,

without the bruises,

without the cuts,

without those emotions

gnawing inside of you.

i love you,

just the way

you are,

believe me.

it's just that

i want you to 

look at yourself

the way i

perceive you.