((hey guys this is a poem i wrote about/for mark, read it if you want. these are just my thoughts and feelings, and i hate having to say this but please don't take it or anything like that))

When everyone and everything in my life
Made me hate myself
And hurt myself,

You were able to show me love,
To touch me with your kindness,
Even if it was just through a screen.

Seeing you be open about how you value your fans,
And how you were able to overcome the shit you went through,

I was given hope.

You convinced me to reach beyond myself
To find the strength within myself.
To find the power to love myself and believe in myself when it felt like no one else would,

I'm not saying you saved my life,
Because that's too much burden
For one man who has never known me,
But you helped me to know that I was able to save myself.

Mel ❤