If You Could Only See
Look, look at me
note what you see.
A smile sweet,
Small blue eyes,
Which cannot meet
Your steady gaze.
Do you, do you know
My efforts to show
Confidence?
No insecurity,
but acceptance
Of who I am.
You say I am smart,
good at music and art,
That I have potential
Beyond my peers.
I have it all
when it comes to ability.
Are you, are you really looking?
You are missing something.
A girl who's afraid,
who wants just to be loved.
More than a grade,
she wants to be beautiful.
I have, I have tried to hide
My fear of failing inside.
Working hard and not
Looking beyond
Where I am caught
In this comparison trap.
Again, again I wish
For child-like innocence.
Fearless, brave certainty,
Climbing big heights,
Dreaming big dreams.
A princess in fairyland.
I look up to your eyes
And see with surprise.
That you look the same as I.
You worry that your mask is thin,
That I can see every fear,
All the insecurities within.
Do not be afraid.