Why Don't I Write You A Poem

Just Something We Need

Everyone is afraid to be themselves but not to be someone else.
I guess that is because people aren't afraid of what's not real.

If we believe something, it becomes real to us,
And reality is a scary thing.
If we don't believe we are who we are, we won't believe we are flawed.

People run from the truth as if the truth were a monster trying to end their lives,
But no,
What we don't believe isn't real, so don't believe life is out to get you.

You may believe you are ugly.
Fat.
Annoying.
A pussy.
Not good enough.
Gay.
Stupid.
Weird.
A weight that drags everyone down.
No, you are the only one trying to hurt yourself.
Only you can hurt yourself.

We always believe what we are told, like those prissy strangers are God himself.
Those strangers can poke any part of your security and puncture the fragile safe with ease.

Why do you give these people power over you?
Maybe because you believe you are worth less than they are.
You're wrong.
Every human being is the same.
Old or young.
Black or white.
Gay or straight.
Happy or sad.
We are all the same.

You hate yourself because you are afraid.
Why are you afraid?
The only one who can bring you down is you.
You are upset because you let yourself be.
All this pain could be temporary.
Just pull yourself from the grave you've dug and live!

Stop being afraid.
Who cares if you aren't a smart as some of the other kids?
Who cares if you are a man who can only love another man?
Who cares if you talk too much?
You have alot to say and a life to live.
You matter.
Don't let anyone else make you afraid of yourself.

And don't tell me you aren't afraid.
We all are afraid.
I am afraid.
Accepting who you are is the hardest thing you will ever do,
And believe me when I say people will try to destroy your self image, but those people aren't you.
Those people aren't me.
That's something we've got to learn.

We are alive, free within this world to do whatever we want.
We are made to live, to want to live.
We are made to reject and accept, to reproduce and die.
We are given one life.
Why the hell would you give that up so easy?