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Created on: March 07, 2009
She says I'm good enough
And then I say I never will be
She says I'm perfect in every way
And I say I need to change everything about me
She says I'm one of a kind
I say yeah right
She says I'm full of things to love
And I just cry myself to sleep at night
Because I think its all a lie
And she simply sits and asks me why
Why don't I think I'm good enough
Why don't I think I'm worthy of love
When I look in the mirror why do I not like what I see
What happened to my self esteem
And I have no answers because I simply don't know
All I do know is that I'm ready to grow
I'm tired of listening to that pesimestic part of me
So now I choose to listen to my conflicting echo
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