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A Man in A Mask
That night with the moon on my back
I walked down the street and
A man in a suit told me I wasn't pretty enough
A man in a box told me I wasn't naked enough
A man in a crowd told me I wasn't smart enough
On that night when I walked down the street with the moon on my back
A man in a mask told me I wasn't good enough
The silence was still all around
Not a whisper in the night
You are not good enough
The streets ahead were empty and dark
You are not good enough
The ground beneath was soft from rain
Tearing and tears
You will never be good enough
The mask, ripped off
A face with drops rolling down
Silver streams hitting the pavement
Shining in the moonlight
The man with the mask without the mask smiled
You are perfect
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As a teenager, I am constantly feeling the pressure from society, from media and from the people around me to be or look a certain way. For me, through my own journey, I have learned that often those who try and force you into to a certain mold or make you feel small struggle themselves with issues of self esteem and self acceptance. This is the message I wanted to speak through in this poem.