Maybe

I don’t deserve to feel like this Or maybe I do I’ve spent so long hating myself Maybe the universe does too Maybe I’m being punished for a past mistake That’s the only thing that explains this kind of heartache Perhaps I was born this way- a generational curse Carrying the pain of the women before me, on my shoulders like a purse Questioning why I feel like this doesn’t change the way things are The hurt has already ripped through me, leaving nothing but a scar I don’t deserve to feel like this Or maybe I do I’ve spent so long hating myself Maybe the universe does too