Don’t You Dare

Don’t you dare…

Don’t you dare tell me I am beautiful?
Until you have seen my scars…
That are craved into my body,
and the blood that pours out of my soul..

Don’t you dare tell me I am lovely,
until I completely shut you out of my life..
Because I swore to myself,
you are just like the others and you will get sick of me…..

Don’t you dare tell me I am flawless,
until you have seen me break down in tears..
I will show you the darkness that’s inside me that consumes me,
and you will run away from me…

But  if you,
have seen my scars,
my bitterness,
and darkness…
Then I might believe you….

– Chelsea Patton