It’s hard to live.

Hard to love, to breathe.

Hard to feel anything at all.

So hard to be happy or joyful.

It’s hard to not give up, to try.

It’s so, so hard to truly believe in yourself.

To be kind, though your teachers made it sound easy.

It is almost impossible to love yourself and love your reflection.

Mostly, it’s hard to stand up, when you’ve barely hit the ground.

But if you don’t stand up in that moment, you’ll just keep falling.

Stand up, stay strong, breathe, forgive yourself, even if you think you can’t, try.

Although it’s hard, although you think you’ll break, you can’t give in no matter what.

Don’t give up, you’re worth more than you think.