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Strength - 1. Chapter 1
I’ve been told by people who don’t know me,
who don’t understand anything about me,
just how strong I am.
That I'm a strong woman,
who could succeed in anything.
They don’t see the nervous wreck when I'm by myself.
The problems are small,
insignificant to you.
I'm a weak pathetic excuse for a human.
Selfish.
I don’t like talking about myself,
or making my own decisions.
But I'm sick and tired of trying to please everyone,
from people I don’t know,
to my best friend and girlfriend.
Can't I just be me?
Instead of having to pretend all the time?
I can't do that,
it’ll scare the two people I love most.
I don’t want to be a worry to them.
Or make them angry.
I don’t like it when the anger is directed at me,
it grinds in how worthless I am,
that they are better than me.
I know it’s true,
but It still hurts when it is emphasized.
I pray for something out of my control will happen,
so no one will blame me.
- 1
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you.
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