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Created on: February 26, 2010
Why can't I be myself?
What makes you better than me?
Such pain and humiliation you caused
for a thrill that lasts seconds.
I will be better than you.
I am better than you.
I will not discriminate because
I know how it feels.
Oh how I want you to feel it too.
But I am better than you
and not because of anything except
I do love myself, unlike you.
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