Wanted

She is deformed
Defective
An abomination

Rejected
Unwanted
Ridiculed

Why does she look like that
I don’t want to play with her
One-handed bandit

It hurt
It stung
She believed it

For years
She believed it
Until

Little by little
She learned to love herself
And her hand

She changed the narrative
She taught them differently
She taught *herself* differently

That she is WORTHY
She deserves love
Kindness and respect

That she is PERFECTLY formed
Beautiful
A Divine creation

And, she is
And always was
Wanted