Ashamed

I want to climb upon a pedestal and get naked
To show the world the colors mixed on my heart
Where my body is the canvas I've chosen
 
I want to show every scar, every wound,
Every self inflicted injury that's still visible
Just to get the story out there
 
I'm a work of fiction, just as everyone else is
And my first printing will fly off the shelves
Because everyone wants a piece of someone's imperfection
 
I want every word on my body
Carved into permanence by careful scribes
Into the flesh of every heart I touch
 
I want my story to make someone cry
Because then I'll know someone understands
That someone's read the book
 
I'm a work of fiction, as we all are
And I want to be reprinted
Again and again and again
 
I want my marred flesh to be unbashful
To see spotlights and take pride
Instead of hiding, instead of insisting on shame