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Confidence
I am not brave
I smile and I wave
I do not do what I crave
to expectations I am a slave
I am not spoken
like a tree so stiff , I'm oaken
a nod is my single token
my lips are sealed and broken
I am not good
always done as I should
I've only done what I could
to go beyond, never would
I am not wise
my thoughts always in disguise
doesn't matter, don't get a prize
never heard the cries
I am not kind
always alone, never mind
no one around, you can't find
to others I am blind
I am not honest
I pretend to be modest
caught up in a forest
trying to become flawless
I am not beautiful
my face doesn't prove youthful
my complexion unsuitable
expressions never truthful
I am not a coward.
I am not quiet.
I am not bad.
I am not dumb.
I am not mean.
I am not a liar.
I am not ugly.
I am I

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