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Confidence

Confidence,
Why must not confidence,
be given to us by God.

Here I am,
not liking the way,
I look,
the way I dress,
the way my body looks.

This thing inside me,
anxiety is it?
It holds me back,
always worrying,
will they like this?
Will people make fun of me,
if I wear this.

Afraid to be different than others,
because people can be so mean. 
Why are people so mean?
Are they insecure themselves?
Or are they just bitter.

But why all the hostility and bitterness,
when we all could get along,
and have confidence.

Copyright © Hope Sexton | Year Posted 2017


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Darkness

I'm afraid of the dark.
But not the kind
of dark you're thinking

This darkness, 
has me terrified
...silenced

Isolated from the rest
of the world,
my family,
friends
...alone.

This darkness is not
what little girls and boys
scream about at night.

This darkness
is different
It's.... darker....deeper

I'm afraid of not
being good enough,
never falling in love,
no one ever loving me,
the same as I love them.

This darkness,
it follows me,
everywhere I go.

Copyright © Hope Sexton | Year Posted 2017

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Strong

You lead me on,
let me believe 
that we could've 
been forever.

It took me a while
to admit to myself 
that I loved you.
Because I was afraid
you wouldn't love me back.

The way you called me beautiful,
it made me realize you loved me too.
But you will never know,
just how much you meant to me,
how happy you made me.

But when you told me you
don't want a relationship,
my heart shattered.... broken.

But I will make it,
and my heart will repair
its broken pieces....
in time.

Because you can't
break me anymore.
You can't tear me apart
or drag me down
because I am strong.

Copyright © Hope Sexton | Year Posted 2017

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