To Those Of You

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To those of you who body shamed me 

saying I "don't look like girls my age" 

To those of you who openly told a 9 year old, 

that I was going to grow up to be a prostitute 

To those of you who accused their daughter of being 

a whore, and even going as far as to ask, 

"Who is the new boyfriend this time?" 

To those of you who thought I was stupid enough to 

fall for looks and charm over the way I was being treated 

- you were 

right 

I'll be the first to admit I'm not an angel 

Nor did I ever believe myself to be one 

However, it took all of this negativity to 

push me to become the person I am today 

Those words hurt and clearly stuck with me a long time 

but it was those very words that I wanted to reflect on 

and know deep in my heart 

even if you believe otherwise 

that they 

were 

not true 

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