What do they see when they look at you?
All the scars and pain that distorts your face .
Do they see the crippling fear inside you?
Marks placed on you by the human race.
Rejected, reviled and ridiculed.
Ugly, different and without a friend.
You are unshakeable, unforgettable and unique
So rise above the clamour and critique.
Stand up straight for you alone
possess great gifts for you are the One.
Have the confidence, strive to be the best,
Better, brighter than all the rest.
MARYANN BOSAH 