I am T

I am 16 years old

I am an African-American female

I just want to be myself

I'm tired of hiding who I am

I'm tired of hiding who I am in every aspect of who I am

I'm tired of being "happy" when I'm really suicidal.

I'm tired of eating everything, when I'm terrified of food.

I'm tired of acting like I'm straight around my parents when I'm not

I'm tired of pretending like racial slurs, and racist comments don't hurt me

I'm tired of not acting like I'm okay with myself when in actuality I have zero self-esteem

I'm tired of acting like someone else, because I've been told that ME isn't good enough

I'm scared of being me because I've been told that ME isn't happy enough,

ME isn't skinny enough,

Because I've been told that being bisexual is disgusting, wrong and unacceptable,

Because being black automatically makes me ghetto,

Because I have been told that I am ugly and a "sasquatch" way too many times,

But you know what?

ME is good enough because

I have the potential to be happy, and I will be one day,

I can conquer my fear of food and I will be fine,

I am bisexual and that is perfectly normal, not disgusting or unacceptable,

I am black and I am beautiful,

Because I am an amazing person and I will prove all of these people wrong.

Being ME is amazing