Jan 2014
There was a boy who loved a girl
And that girl adored that boy
The boy was happy and loved himself
The girl was full of self hatred and couldn't feel any joy
He didn't understand why she hated herself, couldn't she see he loved her even if she was depressed?
She couldn't understand why he liked her, couldn't he see she was a mess?
"You're such a narcissist." She'd laugh but she was secretly jealous
And she wondered how it felt to like yourself
She was amazed at how he always seemed to overestimate her abilities
He was stunned at how she always seemed to underestimate herself
She knew he deserved better though and tried to retract
But they were too in love and this is proof that
Opposites really do attract
And that girl adored that boy
The boy was happy and loved himself
The girl was full of self hatred and couldn't feel any joy
He didn't understand why she hated herself, couldn't she see he loved her even if she was depressed?
She couldn't understand why he liked her, couldn't he see she was a mess?
"You're such a narcissist." She'd laugh but she was secretly jealous
And she wondered how it felt to like yourself
She was amazed at how he always seemed to overestimate her abilities
He was stunned at how she always seemed to underestimate herself
She knew he deserved better though and tried to retract
But they were too in love and this is proof that
Opposites really do attract
My boyfriend and I have this running gag where he'll pretend to be self absorbed and have a huge ego and I thought it was weird how when it came to how we felt about ourselves, we were so different and so I wrote this. Not one of my best but I think it's okay. I dedicate this to Nick, for loving me even when I hated myself. He's also not really a narcissist.
(New York)
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