sunflower [ poetry/ proses/ quotes]

➸ don't tell me

》Do not tell me that
I am beautiful
until you have seen
the marks etched
in my skin and
the ones on the
inside, on my
heart, that I hide.

》Do not tell me that
I am strong until
you have seen me
break down,
fall apart,
time and time again,
and cry until the tears
no longer come.

》Do not tell me that
I am a wonderful
person until I shut
you out completely
and push you away
because I promised
myself that you are
just like the rest
and you will get
tired of me too.

》Do not tell me that
I am lovely until
you have seen what
nights are like and
the terror that
sometimes possess
me.Seen me sob
and tremble and
question "why me?"
until I run out of
air and collapse.

》Do not tell me that
I will get through this,
that this is only
temporary until you
have seen the inner
torment inside
of my mind and
the demons that
refuse to be silent.

》But if you have seen
that other part of me,
the scars, the pain,
the insecurities,
the bitterness
that I hide, and
the darkness lurking
behind my smile.
The voices that
whisper during
the day and scream
during the night.
And you still stay
by my side and think
I am truly beautiful
then maybe,
just maybe,

♡I believe you♡