Courage

Take all the labels you've seen on my back and stick them on my forehead.

Every word I've confided; write it on a tag and tape it to me.

Refrence it when you disagree with me or when your upset at me.

Use my past dictionary to create me today.

Look through the holes I've shown you.

Hold up my shirt to show others my missing pieces.

Tell them in detail how the voids grew.

Use the scars I've revealed to you as reasons for judgements.

Note the cuts that have healed are still there, and try to reveal them.

Breach my barriers and use the pieces to grow yours.

 

Write over me; expose me; mortify me.

Go ahead and continue to tell me who you think I am.

And I will stand here and continue to heal my holes and get strength again to rip up my labels.

This poem is about: 
Me
Our world

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