Fitting In - 3/3/2013

I've never been able
To fit in
I've always been
A little bit different

Not quite sure why
Not quite sure how
Always been
A few degrees off

Its always
Bugged me
Always wanted
To fit in

The way I see things
Is different
The way I feel things
Is different

Its been suggested
That I'm anti-social
That I'm socially inept
But its not that

I'm very black and white
While most are gray
I'm very yes and no
While most are maybe

Something is right or wrong
Not both
Something is OK or not
Not both

In a crowd
I don't fit in
Amongst my friends
I don't fit in

Self-esteem has always
Been a real struggle
I looked for justification
From others

It hit me
Every time I say
I'm not good enough
I'm not pretty enough

I'm calling God
A liar
He doesn't
Make mistakes

He makes us all
Different
No two of us
Are the same

Its our differences
That make us special
Its our differences
That make us unique

Its our differences
That make us beautiful
Its our differences
That make us, us

I think self-esteem
Needing acceptance
Most of us
Struggle with

Before we can truly
Love someone else
We need
To love ourselves

Before someone else
Can accept us
We need
To accept ourselves

Self-esteem may
Continue to be a struggle
I'm improving upon
It gradually

I know that
I am a daughter of God
I know that
He loves me

I know that
I will be
Who He intends
For me to be

Remember
You are a
Son or daughter
Of Almighty God

Even if you don't
Yet love yourself
Remember
He loves you

With faith and patience
He'll help us through
We'll be who we're
Meant to be

We were never
Meant to fit in
We are meant
To stand out

Embrace the things
That make you, you
They make up
Your identity

I'll continue
To be me
Differences and
Everything

I'll continue
To strive
To be who He
Wants me to be

I hope
That you
Can do
The same

I know that
As long as we
Continue on
Our path

No matter how
Different
Unique
Special

With building
Faith
Patience
Trust

We will always
Have His love
With that we can't
Go wrong.