They say she is a pretty girl; she's got everything going for her
But her life has been a painful blur
A mother who was always addicted
As brothers do, pain was what hers constantly inflicted
Her stepfather tried to provide her a better life
Away from drug & alcohol dependant family & all that strife
But no one is perfect & even he made damaging mistakes
Punishing her for nighttime accidents caused her deep heartaches
These things caused her to have low self-esteem
Not just a little bit, but to the extreme
When anyone complimented her on her beauty
She thought her mom paid them to, feeling it was her duty
Her brother beat her up quite often
Which caused her inner strength to soften
Sometimes her brother would "take" her friends away
Leaving her all alone to play
All of these things further battered her mentality
Constant fear of not being good enough tarnished her personality
Looking for love, she went from one bad relationship to another
But she really needed to find it within herself & look no further