You are not your age

Nor the size of clothes you wear

You are not your weight 

Or the color of your skin

You are not your name

Or the grades you recieve

You are all the books you read

And all the words you speak 

You are your morning voice you try to hide

And all the smiles that follow you

You are your sweet laughter you've shared

And every tear you've ever cried 

You're the songs you sing loudly in the shower

And the places that you have been

You are the people that you love 

And the photos in your bedroom 

You are the futures you dream of 

And the career you may choose.

You are made of so much beauty 

But it seems you have started to believe

That you are defined by everything you're not.