• She stares at me.
    She sees my
    face
    She scowls

    I'm so terrifying.
    Remnants of my scorched past
    litter my complexion like
    dead bodies on a battlefield

    I'm so worthless.
    the Sun itself is
    shamed
    to cast its rays upon me.

    Tears drip down her cheeks
    she can't believe how
    much
    she
    doubts.