What do you see when you see me?

I know I appear young, and I don’t look sick

I know I am not hunched, and you think it’s a trick.

I may be heavy, downright overweight

But I am the one that carries that fate

I have my friends, and the family left me

What do you see when you look at me?

I do not appear to have a care.

I have all my limbs, and I have my hair

There are no scars on my face you can see

But the scars run so deep inside of me.

So I am still here and I ask to thee

What do you see when you look at me?

You think I don’t want to do my job?

That I am just a fat, lazy, slob?

So because of one trait, you categorize me?

And decide my illness cannot possibly be?

It must be in my head, I am just lazy you see

Is that what you see, when you look at me?

I was raised to always pay all I owe.

And to take pride in my work no matter how low

To do something right is worth more than gold

And I have always tried to follow this mold.

Yet to you I am just blowing smoke and cant be

Is that what you see, when you look at me?

I have seen darkness, danger and woe

I have been through it and beyond each foe

I have faced my demons, with God by my side

And I have won some, lost some, laughed and cried.

Regardless of this, I have remained, just me

That is what I see, when I look at me!

Because my ailment doesn’t show, doesn’t mean its dead

The things that you hear aren’t just in my head

I have no need to make up a thing

And I take responsibility for all of my dreams

I am just trying to care for my family and me

That is what I see, when I look at me!

So go ahead and make your judgments sure

And decide what you will, with motive so pure

You would never insult me in a word sparring game

And you wouldn’t down a person’s good name

And nothing you said would hurt one like me

Is that what you think, when you think of me?