Angst Esteem Poems

Am I not good enough? 
Am I not pretty enough? 
See these are all things girls like me think about. 
We are not invisible. 
We...

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my name means flames that crawl down your face and ruin your night
it's when you laugh so hard you break your spine
but then realize you...

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… and so then I decided 
to dye my hair black 
but somehow it came out

red. Stained the tops of my 
lobes in the process...

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Is the Mirror Unkind?, for an Anorexic
by Michael R. Burch

for anyone struggling with self-image and self-worth

She has a comely form
and a smile that brightens her...

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The
fire within you
devours my hopeful
aspirations…I shiver
with freezing
hopelessness
Give me your heart
and let me fill it
with affectionate
bliss for eternity
Countless déjà vus
unleashes in my
brain 
Don’t hang up the
phone...

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My shrink says I haven't any..
self esteem that is.
Not good enough or smart enough
I thought the ugly duckling would
turn in to a swan.. didn't happen.
Just...

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I walk into the crowd as if I belong
No one acknowledges me audibly
A few looks and nods my way
Are the only affirmation of this existence

Free...

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When at first we met, I was drawn to
your high self-esteem.
So many goals, you were aiming high
and you dared to dream.

Thanks  to me, you've...

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