Please Don't Bother..

Don’t tell me i’m beautiful
until you’ve seen my scars
which carve my legs
like thin white veins

don’t tell me i’m sweet
until i’ve shout you out of my heart
because i swore to myself
that you are just like the rest

don’t tell me i’m perfect
until you’ve seen me break down
i’ll show you the darkness
consuming my mind

but if you
seen my scars
bitterness
and breakdowns
then perhaps i’ll believe you*

*Amanda Katherine Ricketson