Worth The Weight

by LisaMay

I hated my fat self.

In my distraction reaction

to avoid the void of my youth,

I flew from the truth.

My body of evidence

confronted at every turn.

You are fat, fat, fat,
their taunts burned.

I bore witness against myself

and turned away.

Head down, hunched, I studied

the art of camouflage.

To prove I disapproved,

I lost my logic and my self.

In another place, it was my time

to find a turning point,

with knowing in the growing

of a new perspective.

As self-acceptance broadened,

self-doubt diminished.

What remains

after losses and gains

is worth the wait.

I have found how to be free –

moved on from self-hate.

I now am wise.

I'll fly in the face of fragility.

Your eyes tell lies –

I can look and see the real me.

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Author's Note:
This is told from the point of view of an overweight young man I know who suffered mental health issues because of being bullied about his size. It took him a long time to realise his self-worth and understand that other people's perceptions did not need to define him.

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A young man comes to realise his own value.

Worth The Weight

by LisaMay

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