Why do we do it?

Why do we put ourselves down way beyond the ground?

We are so awful to ourselves

It’s a shame

We cut our skin to feel something

Make our bodies throw up our last meal to become smaller

We get surgery to change the way we were made

And for what?

So people can accept us?

So we are liked?

What about us?

What about our bodies, our lives?

They matter and yet we would change them to fit someone else’s image

What shame

But this has to stop

We are killing ourselves and self-esteem

So put the knife down

Look in the mirror

And say “I am beautiful, wonderful, unique and I am not worthless.”

Say it until your heart burst and you cry the tears you’ve held in

This is your rebirth

A new look on life

So live till the end

Be your number one supporter

And love yourself

And remember

You are loved, beautiful, unique, wonderful, awesome

And you can do anything you put your mind to.

Don’t let the shadows take your sunshine

And don’t let the rain ruin your day.

You are a star

So shine brightly.