She lies awake all night,
What’s wrong with her?
Why is she crazy?
Why won’t the voices stop?

He lies awake all night,
Why is he so anxious?
Why can’t he love himself?
Why is nothing ever enough?

They lay awake all night.
Why does society see them so differently?
Why are they seen as monsters?
Why does society pretend it doesn’t exist?

It’s the stigma —
The shame.
The ignorance.
The denial.

It’s the stigma that needs to end.
That girl deserves to be accepted.
That boy deserves to feel like he is enough.
They deserve to feel like someone cares.

They deserve to be helped.

End the stigma.