Broken and Beautiful

as I look in the mirror 

I see past the skin and bones 

what's inside that once was whole 

but now is broken and beaten 

I can see the cracks within myself 

how my heart and soul are broken 

I wonder how I became this monster 

do I have only myself to blame 

or society for the demons within 

as I look at my reflection 

I can see the scars all over 

some visible others hidden 

each with their own story 

tales of pain joy and suffering 

the skin peels off to reveal 

my true self the one no one sees 

so I ask myself am I this ugly outside 

I have accepted this is who I am 

I am beautiful in my own special way 

I may be broken and beaten down

but I never gave up I pressed on 

it is only through my mistakes and 

everything I have been through in life 

to create the monstrosity that is me 

there are two things in life that I know 

the first is healing only begins when 

we realize how broken we are and accept it 

and the second thing maybe the most important 

is that I am broken and it is beautiful 

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[Audie G. Couch]

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