Why Do You Love Me

 Why do you love me

I don’t understand 

I am not the prettiest

Or the thinnest

I am broken

I am scared and bruised

I have fought battles

I don’t want you to see

The scars on my arm

Shows a time of pain

Being ignored

Feeling lost

Not heard

The scars on my leg

Remind me I am too much

Too needy

Too something

Being told no one will want me

I don’t understand why you do

The hair on my body

Shows you an imbalance 

Of something I can’t control

Yet, you see past that

I still don’t understand 

Being made too feel like I don’t belong

Feeling like you’re embarrassed 

Can’t stand up for me

Yet someone is telling me

They love me

Why

Why do you love me

I am emotional

I don’t trust

Closed off

Full of pain and hurt

Pushing you away

Hands on your chest yelling

Leave me alone I don’t want you in

Yet, you grab my arms and look at me

Remind me I am loved

Scars

Skin coloration

Being overweight 

Overthink

When others are embarrassed 

You come running

I don’t understand you

I wish you could tell me why

Why you love me

Love me so deeply that it can hurt

How can you love me

When I am kneeling

With my hands on my face

Crying

Breaking

Seeing my scars

Feeling so much

I can’t breathe

You hold me

Once again remind me

You love me

I don’t understand