Bold

I never believed I deserved to feel

Love even though it’s all that I ever wanted.

Too loud, too crass, too gross, too fat, how

Fast can I scare away the people I would love.

And then I met people who showed me that

I was capable of loving and being loved, and I

Speak highly of them because they deserve it,

Too

Slow down, you almost showed how you feel.

So I had all these wonderful people who say

You can be whoever you want to be, but I

Could not stand how paralyzing it was. I

Never thought I would feel safe as myself.

Listen, just put your head down, keep working.

You’d not understand how hard it was to

Just try and be good enough for them. If I

Turn away from who I used to be, I’d end up

Around people who weren’t worthy to be.

And I sense my self-doubt won’t disappear, so

Go pretend it’s their voices you don’t need to hear.