On the nights when you are lying down
Head buried in your pillow soaked in tears
Broken and bruised
You need to remind yourself of the rainbow glowing in your soul
And kiss the bougainvillea growing on your limbs
You need to tell yourself
That it is okay
It is okay to be flawed
It is okay not to be perfect
You need to tell yourself that it is okay to be sensitive
It is okay to bruise easier and faster
It is okay to have anxiety and the demons in your head
You don’t have to live their version of life
You don’t have to conform to their realities
and standards of strength and weakness
You make your own self
You make your own reality
You make your own truth
And you profess it and live it with pride
You have a whole world inside you
Or maybe you are a world in itself
You are the cosmic energy of the universe
You are stardust and divine light
There is none like you
You have to accept the thorns on your body
along with the flowers
You need to run to yourself
Embrace it like a long lost lover
Kiss every scar on your weary soul
And wear them with pride.