Me

I never saw a beautiful me gleam in their eyes
never watched a benevolent me beam in their words
never met an obliging me strutting in their wishes
and never encountered a dauntless me reigning in myself

 I painted them all with the brightest colours
but they always found me smeared in black and white
I highlighted them as glittering stars
and they shaded me into a dark night sky

 And then I sculpted myself with their eyes
judged myself through their words
priced myself at their wishes
and finally my self worth faded into nothingness

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