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Yes


Yes I struggle with loving myself

Sometimes thinking it'd be easier to lie still on a shelf

Yes I got hurt long ago

Hit rocky patches and an all time low

Yes I just want to fit in

More often than not having to fake a grin

Yes I would like to have a different appearance

Wishing I had more perseverance

Yes I long to speak and act different

Hating myself for being so inconsiderate

Yes I know some of these things I cannot change

Though I try with earnest to rearrange

Yes there are people who tell me I'm a cutie

But when I look in the mirror I surely don't see beauty

Yes others give me plenty of vindication

Still I can't get away from my personal devastation

Yes they say I should be happy with what I've got

Yet...I'm not 

 

 

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