Today, I see freshly in my new pair of eyes
Years of practice, I decided that my self worth will not be compromised
Looking in the mirror isn’t as much as a struggle anymore
For once, liking myself, even loving myself, doesn’t seem like such a bad thing
It doesn’t seem like a dream
It wasn’t always like this
Before I got my new eyes
I had my foggy eyes
It was blinded by years of hate and abuse
But I have learned that with all that hate
I have just as much love, if not more
Both in my heart to give
And in my heart I have received
Today I choose to focus on my inside
Rather than what’s going on the outside
Because my heart is beating
And for once I can feel it
I feel human for now and forever
I now wear a smile instead of that frown
That frown kept me from wearing a crown
After I learned to listen to the truth
That little frown turned right upside down
And it felt weird at first to smile again
But now, it couldn’t feel more right
I feel happy, and loved
I feel worth something and confident
And it is the best feeling in the world
I hope I can teach others to feel it too
I want others who are struggling to feel how I do too
Believe me, I have struggled before
Before 9th grade, my heart was down
My frown was to the floor
I had learned so much from the first few years
The first, is that things like a number on a math test
I had learned so much from the first few years
The first, is that things like a number on a math test
It will never define your intelligence
Or what society thinks is attractive
Will never define your beauty
Or even that the self-deprecating voices in your head…
Well, it will never define your worth, because guess what
It is just a voice
But we have a voice too
And we can fight it back
Let the angel voice be heard
The other thing I learned is that life is can be ugly
It is the sad, but honest truth
But there is a secret too
Look close and you will see
Life can be beautiful too
And once you see that
You may find some beauty in you too
These eyes I wear
They are the same bright brown pair
The difference is how I see out of them
We all bleed red when we fall
We all will fall
Some falls are harder than others
So are some bumps, some hills and some mountains you have to climb
The strength is we get back up
Some falls leave scars
Some hurt for a while
Doesn’t mean getting up isn’t worthwhile
Even when you’re hurting
There’s always hope by your side
I hope you find yours
And as I wear my brand new eyes
I’ll help you get new eyes too
Because you never swap eyes
Just seeing through a different lens
But it is like I got brand new eyes
And I can finally see me
The true me