I need you to see me
The real me
The one that's vulnerable
The one with scars

I need you to look past this image
The image you carry around
Because that's not me

I need you to see me
The real me
The one that cries at night
The one that is tired of being alone

When you look at me
You choose to see what you need
But I can't be that image
Because that is not me
Because that will never be me





You treat me as though I am a child
But look at me I have grown
I stand proud,
I stand tall

I no longer need you
To tell me what to do
Because I know what to do

I need you to see me as I am
I need you to see the adult I've become

Just open your eyes
And you will see
That before you
No longer stands a child
But a woman,
Who can stand on her own

I still love you
You must know I always will
But I need you
To treat me with respect
I need you to treat me as an adult
Because while you were gone
That is what I have become

You treat me as though I am a child
But look at me I have grown
I stand proud,
I stand tall


I know that the two poems almost contradict each other. The first one is more about someone seeing the faults in you, your weaknesses. Because I fear that too many times you see someone as who you need them to be and not who they are. The second one is about becoming an adult. I hate being talked down to, or told what to do. Yes you may be older than I am but I'm not 5, I'm 20 and as so deserve to be treated with respect. I am no longer the young little sister, I can think for myself and make up my own mind. I don't need to be pushed around.