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People Pleaser

February 28, 2021
By rbrochu BRONZE, Tampa, Florida
rbrochu BRONZE, Tampa, Florida
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i’m a people- pleaser.

aren’t i?

i was born in this world

to please others,

yet never myself.

i will only ever nod my head,

never shake it.

i will bargain with the heavens

to make sure another person is

drenched in nothing but

savory happiness.

am i losing my sanity

amid all of my hidden sadness?

it feels as though i am

being used up 

entirely,

but at the same time,

being needed is what’s 

keeping me alive.


The author's comments:

I wrote this because I wanted to shed some light on people like me, who feel like it's their job to make people happy.


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