like a cloak i feel the sadness cover me
it evelopes me and I hear the voices
"you're not good enough" " you're worthless" " you're too stupid" "he will leave you" "you're ugly" " you're fat" "you're worthless"
I hate the voices but sometimes, sometimes I think they are right
sometimes I feel worthless
but most times, I'm very useful
I'm useful in the small things, I make people smile because I smile
I make people happy because I am happy
truth is you can't give what you don't have
I intend to find peace
peace for all those hateful days
days when the voices start
peace would call them down
the peace that says I'm beautiful, I'm strong, I'm enough, I deserve to be loved
I find my peace within myself
I'm perfect the way I am
my flaws high light my strengths
I'm enough and I matter
- Manasoko