This is Me... (poem)

This is Me...

If you peal away the concealer, the hair dye, and these super tight suck in pants.
You will find, the person I really am.

Because there lies...
A few grey hairs, stretch marks, and dark circles under my eyes.

If you was to remove this mask I wear, it would reveal the hidden truth...
Because beyond this strong exterior,
I feel pain, I cry, I hurt the same as you.

The happy, amazing life I live, along with a promising future,
Was built upon a past of tournament, child abuse and torture.

You see me as confident, happy, and full of positivity.
but you don't see the daily battles that I have with all my insecurities.

I love my life and the people in it and I'm the happiest I've ever been.
But of course I have flaws and make mistakes, that's what makes me a human being.

Before you lay judgment on another, remember, just like you, they have a story, secrets, and a past...
Nobody's perfect and everyone deserves the right to be loved and accepted for who they are.

Living in your world is like being at war... #YouthStories

(A teenagers poem to her step-father)

Dirty parasite, wish you could fly
Out of my life and into the night
Recurring nightmare, the ghost in my dreams
The reason I wake with sweats and screams
You think I can't see through you but no not quite
Vampire don't look at your reflection
Those with good heart can see your deception
Callous, cold hearted and childishly cruel
Dictator in your kingdom, people live by your rule
Product of your parents, to scared to be seen
Pity you couldn't of wiped their slate clean
Instead you continue to perpetuate this hell
The seeds you've scattered, become your shell
If I had one wish it would be to right your misdeeds
And give back the people their stolen needs
No hugs, no kisses, no love at your door
Living in your world is like being at war...