Worth

Telling me what to wear
The size of my thighs
The look in my eyes

Nowhere I’m right

Every road is a dead end
Every rule cuts both ways
Everything I am is wrong
Nothing earns my place
My worth is always missing
No matter what I change

Are you mad
Did I speak too hard
Too sharp too loud
Too cold too soft
I shrink before you swing
Then still get called the wound

Telling me how to walk
The line and the tone
The shape of my soul

Nowhere I’m right

Every road is a dead end
Every rule cuts both ways
Everything I am is wrong
Nothing earns my place
My worth is always missing
No matter what I change

Pretty is a warning
Plain is a crime
Wanting makes me filthy
Silence makes me mine
If I burn for your desire
I’m ash
If I turn away
I’m ice

Telling me what to say
The weight of my heart
The size of my voice

Nowhere I’m right

Every road is a dead end
Every rule cuts both ways
Everything I am is wrong
Nothing earns my place
My worth is always missing
No matter what I change

I’ll shut up
I’ll go still
I’ll fold into your hands
And even then
You’ll find a way
To say I took up space