Whats inside

A Story by Lily McDonough

A short story about self-esteem

There's a certain pain that hurts the most. No, it's not breaking a bone, falling down, or scraping your knee. The most painful thing is what is inside us. It can eat you up. Take everything you have. The words you say to yourself are scary. No seriously scary. Why do you beat yourself up until there's nothing left? Why do you hate yourself so much? If anything you should love yourself more than anyone or anything because you're all you got. At the end of the day, you taste the words on your lips. You feel your blood pumping. You know yourself better than anyone else. It takes people a couple seconds to judge you. But it takes you your whole life. So don't strive for other people. Don't succeed for someone else. You should do something because YOU want to. Remember the pens in your hands to finish your life however you want it to end. Impress yourself.