I realize the reason why I am so defensive around you
Is because if I wasn't, I would
Crumble from you attempting to shake my flaws off easy like dust on a shelf
It is not simple, I am not simple, and you already know this
I have to constantly remind myself I am something because
It is people like you that make me want to tear off my skin because it is not good enough
It is people like you that bring me up to drop me down
It is people like you that reinforce my delusion of being nothing.