The parent loves the child
and the child learns to love itself

But what if your parent basically put you on a shelf
What if they had you to prove they were a true couple?
And were then horrified at the child, and all the trouble

Then the child learns she is a problem, she is not good
And grows into an adult with the same idea, which is not good
She never learns to stoke the fires within
That she is worthy, as good as anyone, not full of sin

So she looks to others, especially for love just like she found it
from people who didn't love her, didn't like her as she was
She has to chose men who care only a little
and tantalize and tease with their daliances in her direction
while she forever yearns for their affection
So she can feel good inside

That most desperate bond she first formed with the parent
Can be a life sentence to terror and torment
Unless she can learn to fill the empty space inside
With love that should have been there, from the start
She doesn't know how, so she struggles
How to do it?  How not to be dependent on others?