But I want to tell them
That all of this shit
Is just debris
Leftover when
We finally
Decide
To
Smash
All the
Things we
Thought
We used
To be
And if
You
can't
See
Anything
Beautiful
About yourself
Get a better mirror
Look a little closer
Stare a
Little
Longer
Because there’s
Something
Inside you
That made you
Keep trying
Despite everyone who told you to quit
Despite everyone who told you to quit
Despite everyone who told you to quit
Despite everyone who told you to quit
Despite everyone who told you to quit
You built a cast around your broken heart
You built a cast around your broken heart
You built a cast around your broken heart
You built a cast around your broken heart
You built a cast around your broken heart
And signed it yourself
You signed it
“They were wrong”
Because maybe you didn’t belong to a group or a clique
Maybe they decided to pick you last for basketball or everything
Maybe you used to bring bruises and broken teeth
To show and tell but never told
Because how can you hold your ground
If everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it
You have to believe that they were wrong
They have to be wrong
And signed it yourself
You signed it
“They were wrong”
Because maybe you didn’t belong to a group or a clique
Maybe they decided to pick you last for basketball or everything
Maybe you used to bring bruises and broken teeth
To show and tell but never told
Because how can you hold your ground
If everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it
You have to believe that they were wrong
They have to be wrong