Never Been Small

I have never been small

I have never been thin

I’m almost 6 feet tall

So tall I stretched my skin

I’ve got scars from blue to red

Permanent

Dyed my hair to feel

Relevant

Bruises round my eyes

Delicate

Soft on the inside

I’ve got stories I could tell

Are you listening?

Years I was unwell

Crippling

Now I’ve built this shell

Distancing

Myself from the outside…

And I'm alive…

And I'm alive…

I have never been quiet

I have never been quaint

And I have failed at every diet

They’ll say it’s lack of self-restraint

I’ve got stories I could tell

Are you listening?

Wounds that flair and swell

Conditioning

Vices that rebel

Imprisoning

Myself from the outside…

And I'm alive…

And I'm alive…

And I'm alive…

And I'm alive…

And I'm grateful for it

I will always be loud

I have always been free

No matter what I will be proud

And I will always be me…