comparing yourself
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Hold back the tears
Don't release them here
I know you're battling fear
But your vision needs to stay clear
Compare a leaf to a log
and point out all its flaws
it isn't brown enough
it isn't tough enough
it isn't round enough.
Compare yourself to a peer
and confirm your worst fears
I won’t write tonight
____only cause the words
____keep stubbing toes
and maybe my belly hurts too.
