Dear Papí, can I be your son?
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Dear papí,
Sometimes
I look at myself,
And feel
Disgusted.
It's been like this for a while,
Somedays
Its ok;
Others,
It’s unbearable.
I used to think it was just puberty.
I used to think it was normal
To hate my body
For not looking the way
It was supposed to.
I've been wanting to tell you for a while,
But
I never knew how,
Since it doesn't exactly
translate .
Do you think its weird
To live this way?
You don't have to accept me now,
I mean,
It took me years
To accept it myself.
You can still say I'm your
Daughter,
If that makes
you
feel better.
You can ignore this whole letter
Pretend that this isn't real,
If that makes it easier
to look at me,
that's what my sister does.
Can I just ask one favor?
Please
continue
To love me,
To encourage me
to be more
Than I ever thought I could be.
Please continue
To be proud of me.
Love,
Tú ojos negros