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Ball and Chain
January 17, 2010
The girl with the profound amber eyes;
Her vivacious spirit
Stifled
By her own petty need to be
Accepted
Embraced
Loved
She yearns to please people
And she succeeds
Everyone always tell her how utterly exceptional she is
That’s not good enough though
She strives to be something more
Something…. better
Better. Better. Better.
The problem is,
By always trying to reach
That point of faultlessness,
She is pushing those ones away
The ones that
Accept her
Embrace her
Love her
Or used to
This distrust in herself holds her back
Like a ball and chain.
© Johnny V., Burlington, ON
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