She cried
Oh how much she cried
These days, it was too often to count
And the people who did it
Where depressed themselves
They feel lost, hopeless
Like they were drowning in anxiety
And they needed help
So we offered
But then
We just got
Dragged
Down
With them
And their grip was so tight
And they wouldn’t let go
As much as we asked
As much as we begged
They held us hostage
And it hurt
Oh it hurt
But not as much as the words did
Oh. The. Words
There were too many of them to count
Ugly, Fat, Imperfect
Was all that people said
And it was painful
But the funny thing was
The words she never heard
Were the words
She wanted
The most
Beautiful, Perfect, Kind
No, stop
Because she hated imagining
A reality
That she could never have
She wasn’t good enough
She wasn’t “cool” enough
As society would say
And even though we all know
That it isn’t fair
We still follow society
We still follow its rules
So next time you say something
That can really affect a persons
Self esteem
Think
Take a
Moment
Take a
Breath
And
Think
And when you do
Trust me
Oh trust me
Things will change
People will change
Words will change
Oh how things will change