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Messy Lump of Clay
I was told once
My flaws are my weakness
Told flaws we're ugly
Imperfect
Flaws make you worthless
They said
They hammered such beliefs into my head
Until that was all I could think about
Until the fear of flaws took over me
Subdued me
Made me believe
Flawlessness was the way to go
Made me believe I had to know
Flawlessness is what makes you grow
Not the reap you sow
Yet, now I know
After miles and miles of walking
Thinking and questioning
I made my own belief
My flaws are what mold me
I'm like a little lump of clay
Messy at first
Maybe I’ll never mold and become a marvelous pot
Like the rest of the lot
But I know this
My flaws make me victorious
My flaws are every part of me
They're here to stay
I won't push them away
Or try to cover them up
Like you can with makeup
I am dignified when they call me a liar
Whole when they call me empty
Bold when they call me crazy
When really, I'm just trying to be my unapologetically authentic me
It's taken some time
Until I finally realized, I don't have to hum along to society’s rhyme
I’ll sing my own tune
March to my own drum
Won't let the hands that belittled me mold me any longer
Because see
My messy little clay lump is me
But STRONGER
So yeah
Maybe I'm a liar
Maybe I’m crazy
But I’ll tell you this
I sure as heck ain’t empty
I had my flaws to remind me
Remind me that I'm so pretty
Even when others refuse to see
Refuse to believe
Refuse to accept all of me
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