would you love me if i was a worm?

would you love me if i was a bird, a dragon, a piece of stardust?

if my hands were claws and my teeth were sharp and my edges were rough and my body uneven

if i was so much more than what your eyes could see

would you be scared of me? would you be scared for me?

if i told you i was different from what you thought i was

would you believe me?

would you ask me questions, would you try to understand?

if i showed you this vulnerable part of myself

would you judge me? would you laugh at me?

can i bare my chest for you knowing of the knife you keep pointed at me?

can i present my brain for you to dissect knowing you could pick out the parts that make me unique?

can i put my beating heart in your hands knowing you could crush it between your fingers?

can i trust you? do you trust me?

would you still love me if i was not who i told you i was

and would you still love me if i tell you who i am?

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would it be worth it?