Insecure

I'll always be 

a little insecure

(sometimes more than a little).

 

My self-esteem 

will always need

some massaging.

 

I need to get my mind off

my own inadequacies

instead of dealing on them.

 

They don't go away

so I seek out attention

from those I should avoid. 

 

You always know 

what to say to have me

eating out of your hand.

 

A platter of compliments

dished out for me 

to tempt me to see you.

 

But I must resist 

with everything in me

because it won't fix me. 

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