Who did they see
When I told them
that I hate myself
That I don't believe in myself
That I'm so much worse than everyone else
Did they see the girl
Who stays up until 1
on Google meets with her friends
To cope
Did they see the girl
Who feels pressured
Not to make any mistake
To be the perfect kid
nobody asked for
Did they see the girl
Crying in her head
Because of everything around her
Has just gone wrong
No.
No they did not.
What they saw
Was their own child
Their baby
So unprotected from the world
Did I hurt them
When I told them the truth
That I wished that I was better
That I wasn't myself
Who I hated so much
I could see in their eyes
All the pain
Hearing this from their kid
So I vowed
Never to hurt them
To keep everything inside
Everything that should never
Have been let out in the first place
If that means keeping them safe
Apr 3
Apr 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM UTC
Who did they see
When I told them
that I hate myself
That I don't believe in myself
That I'm so much worse than everyone else
Did they see the girl
Who stays up until 1
on Google meets with her friends
To cope
Did they see the girl
Who feels pressured
Not to make any mistake
To be the perfect kid
nobody asked for
Did they see the girl
Crying in her head
Because of everything around her
Has just gone wrong
No.
No they did not.
What they saw
Was their own child
Their baby
So unprotected from the world
Did I hurt them
When I told them the truth
That I wished that I was better
That I wasn't myself
Who I hated so much
I could see in their eyes
All the pain
Hearing this from their kid
So I vowed
Never to hurt them
To keep everything inside
Everything that should never
Have been let out in the first place
If that means keeping them safe
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