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Yeah, speaks for itself...

I’m tired of giving standard answers

to impertinent questions 

then watching their faces

as they struggle to hide how they’re assessing my worth

based on their one dimensional judgment 

determining themselves to be better

…at whatever

 

the next time I’m asked

“how much do you weigh?”

I’m simply going to say…

 

I bear the weight of twenty thousand three hundred & 67 days

one thousand & one stupid queries

countless empty smiles

when eyes show a different story

 

I bear the burden of so many mistakes 

…the sheer volume is hard to fathom

and the pressure of stresses

caused by judging me harshly

{not always externally}

 

I shudder under the bulk pinning me down

of a million cruel remarks

and abuses I’d rather you not try to imagine 

it’s my load to carry

and I do

 

I’ll ask…if I need help…

…though probably not from you

never from someone who sets a bar so high

it’s humanly impossible 

 

America said it perfectly in her Barbie monolog

there is no description for this 

it just…is

mere pounds don’t amount to shit

 

so trust me…

that dial on the scale… 

is nothing in comparison

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