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Striving for Perfection
August 22, 2022
The world shredding me each day,
People raiding my faith,
Nobody to care, just there to tear.
Will they ever let me be myself? Will I be accepted?
Questions running in my head put me under strain,
Being “perfect” is what they want me to attain
Being myself is what I restrain.
I can feel the pain-numbing me, cold blood in my veins
World letting me breathe, not much but just enough to strive,
Holding me back is their fear and killing me is the pain.
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