The confidence I spent years belittling down
To nothing somehow regained its strength.
The insecurities I let dictate my happiness I now see
Not as imperfections, but perfections that make me me.
I have figured out making myself feel unworthy of anything,
Has hidden amazing things I could be sharing.
No longer am I afraid of the light that shines within me.
I won't let fear conceal the happiness I know I deserve.
There is no one like me, and for that reason,
I deserve nothing but the best.
I will look at my reflection and not run from it
But embrace it.
I am perfect the way I am.
Kaitlin Schmidt
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-perfect-the-way-i-am/