No One Ever Told You

As the collateral damage of someone else's war

You were to conditioned to hate yourself

From the way you looked

To who you were

And everything in between.

Your internal monologue

Became one that screamed,

"I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH",

And, as time passed

Parts of you started to die.

No one ever told you

The good things you needed to hear

Because everyone thought you already knew

The truth of your existence,

That someone else had told you.

No one ever told you

That it was never supposed to be this way.

Humans are hardwired to struggle,

But the atrocities that happened

Were never meant to be yours and are not your fault

No one ever told you

That you are not broken

And you were never broken

Because people aren't things to be fixed.

They are beings that need to be loved as they are.

No one ever told you

That you deserve better and more than what you got.

Life was quite cruel

And I hate that for you

And still, there is space for better to be found.

No one ever told you

That you are someone to be proud of,

Not only for what you have done,

Rather for who you are.

Your personality gives hope and saves lives.

Now I will tell you

That it was never supposed to be this way

That you are not broken

That you deserve better and more than what you got

And that you are someone to be proud of.

Reviews

[Ruby]

Wow it's awesome . I love the poem . It really made my day