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Strangers
I... am.... not.... in.... my... own... skin,
Did you hear me?
I.... am... not... in... my own skin.
Are you listenig?
I. AM. NOT. IN. MY. OWN . SKIN.
I have cutted and I have folded to fit in,
I have crumpled my heart,
my.... dreams,
so I could slide right in,
to avoid the taunts,
to dodge the critiques,
to try and gain this, this thing we call acceptance,
but acceptance is a lie,
it is trogan horse that sneaks behinds our lines to uncover the secrets of our truths,
to uncover... you....,
it leaves you defensless,
Alone,
Forgotten,
Just another word in a page filled with them,
it strips you down to something you won't even recognize,
looking in the morror you will see a stranger,
a stranger that has YOUR eyes,
a stranger that has YOUR skin,
A stranger that has YOUR life,
and worst of all, you are left,
stuck in your mind,
watching yourself become someone your not,
screaming....
screaming....
Why did I ever think I wasn't good enough.
YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH.