Every night I pray

before I go to sleep

but I don't pray to god

because I know he wouldn't

listen to me

I pray that fate

or whatever it may be

I pray for you

that you will never see

for how I see myself

because if you did

you'd know I hate myself

I hate the color of my eyes

and my body

and my hair

I hate every piece of skin

and thoughts

that linger there

but if you saw me as I do myself

then you would leave

without a second thought

so I pray every single night

that you won't leave me here

because the one thing about me

I actually like is you