a halo of buttercups
Don't tell me I'm pretty.
I did not choose the way my features aligned themselves or the texture of my hair or the color of my skin. Tell me I have a beautiful mind. Tell me you love my honesty. Tell me you adore the way I always try to make people laugh. Tell me the way the rain makes me happy makes you happy. Compliment me on things I've worked on, things I've developed.
Don't tell me I'm ugly.
I did not choose the way my features aligned themselves or the texture of my hair or the color of my skin. Tell me the way I enter a room like a hurricane infuriates you. Tell me my tactlessness hurts you and everyone around me. Tell me my inappropriate mouth is offensive and crude. Criticize me on things I can change, make me a better person.
I don't care how you think I look.
I did not choose the way my features aligned themselves or the texture of my hair or the color of my skin. Tell me I have a beautiful mind. Tell me you love my honesty. Tell me you adore the way I always try to make people laugh. Tell me the way the rain makes me happy makes you happy. Compliment me on things I've worked on, things I've developed.
Don't tell me I'm ugly.
I did not choose the way my features aligned themselves or the texture of my hair or the color of my skin. Tell me the way I enter a room like a hurricane infuriates you. Tell me my tactlessness hurts you and everyone around me. Tell me my inappropriate mouth is offensive and crude. Criticize me on things I can change, make me a better person.
I don't care how you think I look.