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I Was Never...

I was never going to be okay in your eyes

because my eyes are not blue

they're green...

I was never going to be a perfect Vogue model in your eyes

because I'm not anorexic enough for you

I was never going to be smart enough in your eyes

because I'm still learning

I was never going to be quiet enough for you...

because I'm a woman with opinions

I was never going to be a mindless sex-kitten in your eyes

because I'd rather read a book on physics

I was never going to be a hot brunette to you...

because I'm a blonde.

 

Your charade exists because of this..

the hate you hide

is all inside

the flaws you see

are not in me.

 

You hung me up

like a mirror on your wall

n' you glance at me

from down the hall...

you see in my eyes

but can't recognize the lies

you've told yourself

this ****** stuff

that made you think

you're not enough...

 

I am just the mirror.

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Written by
krisselle-s-cosgrove
Published
Nov 29, 2014
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© Krisselle S. Cosgrove

Tags
#reflection#self-acceptance#mirror#self-awareness#self-love
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