You
know
that
feeling?
When you're just waiting.
Waiting to get home, into your room,
close the door, fall into bed,
and just let everything out that you kept in all day.
The feeling of both relief and desperation.
Nothing is wrong.
But nothing is right either.
And you're tired.
Tired of everything, tired of nothing.
And you just want someone to
be there and tell you it's okay.
But no one's going to be there.
And you know you have to be strong
for yourself because no one will fix you.
But you're tired of waiting.
Tired of being the one that
has to fix yourself and everyone else.
Tired of being strong.
And for once you just want it to be easy.
To be simple. To be helped. To be saved.
But you know you won't be.
But you're still hoping.
And you're still wishing.
And you're still staying strong and fighting,
with tears in your eyes.
You're
fighting.
CAN
YOU
RELATE?
You and your best
friend can say one word and crack up. You hate when one
string of your hoodie is longer than the other. You hate it
when people think you like someone when you clearly don't.
You hate it when your favorite song on the radio comes on,
as you pull into the driveway. You feel like if you turn on
the lights, you will be safe from anything. You push those
little buttons on the lids of fast food drinks. You laugh
until people get hurt, then stop when you realize it's
something serious. You hate it when parents get serious
about something funny you tell them. You hate when you tell
a guy to shut up and they copy you in a higher voice. You
pretend to sleep when your parents come in. You text the
person next you when you can't say it out loud. You hate
when people in front of you walk really slow and you can't
walk past them. You're always tired no matter how much
sleep you get. You stop the microwave before it hits 00:00
to avoid hearing the beeps. You use the "sup" nod. [You
just did the nod after you read it]. You hate when you are
mad at someone and they make you laugh. You check the
fridge every ten seconds to see if food magically
appeared.
I don't
want
to feel
ugly
anymore
I don't want to wake up in the
morning and look in the mirror just to find another
revolting reflection. I don't want to have to change
seven times because I look unattractive in half of
my clothes. I don't want to be afraid to wear a bikini
anymore. I don't want to worry if I ran out of makeup
because if I didn't wear it, I'd look disgusting. I don't
want to constantly feel the need to look in the mirror, not
in vain, but to make sure I look at least decent looking
and not ugly like I know I really am. I don't want to
question if I should eat that day or not because it might
help me drop a pound. I want to be beautiful. I want to be
naturally attractive and have a gorgeous body.
I want
to finally
wake
up one
day
and
feel
confident
that
I'm
pretty.