I’m used to that or tell me how and when to brush my teeth and comb my hair and fold my clothes
Have I said this to you before? Probably
Do I think this needs repeating? Usually
no one gets what I want and what I do.
But this is what I’ve been used to all my life,
this rejection,
this feeling like I’m supposed to be this way,
this feeling that there’s no chance for me
You might think it The rest of the world does
But let me tell you once,
in the easiest way I know how,
let me tell you that
I am strong
and I know what I need
and I know what to do
and I’ve been fine on my own all of this time
maybe that’s my job, to do it all,
and someone else may notice
I wonder when someone will notice my differences
I wonder when someone will think I’m different
I wonder when someone will notice
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