This is how a child may feel when they come into foster care
I’m ugly
So, don’t try to convince me that
I am a beautiful person
Because at the ned of the day
I hate myself in every single way
And I’m not going to lie to myself by saying
There is beauty inside me that matters
So rest assured I will remind myself
That I am a worthless, terrible person
And nothing you will say will make me believe
I still deserve love
Because no matter what
I am not good enough to beloved
And I am in no position to believe that
Beauty does exist within me
Because when I look in the mirror I always think
Am I as ugly as people say?
By Abdullah Shoaib
Now read from bottom up – this is this what they should feel when they leave.