all the time, I just want to feel like enough for everyone. then I realize that maybe no one even cares that I’m a straight-a student, I love to sing and write and read, and that I’m a good person. all that matters to them is that I play 100 different sports, wear clothes that are dubbed “trendy”, and that I speak, look, and act the way that they want. I’m done, no more. if this is the world we live in, then it needs to change. I don’t want to be judged on the size of my body, but rather on the size of my heart. why do we live in a world where it’s ok to judge people not for who they are but what they look like? why do I have to be perfect to get what I want. get it straight, I will NEVER be perfect, and quite honestly, I’m done trying. impressing people is a road with no ending but so many bumps and cracks. I cant allow myself to be torn apart time and time again for a popularity card I know I’ll never get. I have to stop letting myself be tossed around. I have to realize my worth, and I want other people to see that too. But how? How do I get people to understand that as much as I do? I don’t play more than one sport per year, I’m not the prettiest, and I try to be my own person as much as I can. So how? I’m still figuring that out. But the one thing I know is that I’m done being a puppet you can play with on strings. I am human, and I cry, I have extra fat on my thighs, stomach, neck, face, and I will not say what you want me to say. I will no longer bow down. No more playing it safe. After all, who accomplished anything great by playing it safe? So thats me, the me I want to be anyways. I want this to be a sign to anyone who sees this. You’re not alone. Don’t ever let yourself be thrown around. You are powerful. strong. beautiful. worthy. Know that worth. Embrace that worth. After all, we only have one shot at this life, so don’t waste it.