"You should smile more,
Let others see you for you,
Then maybe,
They would like you better."
Why does everyone think I care?
At one point in my life
It meant the world to me,
To be loved,
To be liked by the masses
But that's not what matters.
It's never really mattered
Especially not to me.
It's not who I am.
I question everything,
I'm strange,
I'm awkward,
And I tend to be everything people hate.
Well not really,
But what they're told to hate
Those stupid cliches.
So,
Rather than get bullied again,
I stay true-
And alone.
Because what scares me the most
Is that their words are true-
But for the wrong reasons.
I hide myself-
To keep myself.
I love who I am
And that's my biggest fear,
That by showing myself,
Oh so freely,
They'll hate me again
And make me hate myself.
It's happened before
Back when I was younger.
I'll never forget that feeling,
The pit in my stomach.
That's my truth-
The one I won't tell.
I love my current self too much
To let someone destroy me,
Just like they destroyed the child I once was.
I know I won't always think this way,
But that's just how I feel.
High school is a harsh reality
One where looks are everything
And all I can do is wonder,
If the rest of my life will be spent that way too.
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A Journey
RandomOne day in the unforeseen future, I'll get past this But not in the way you think. I'll learn from my mistakes and become a better person thanks to them. I'll live in a future made possible By those mistakes You can't reach your full potential...
