Word Vomit

You don’t love yourself enough
And yet you expect to get it from others
The worst part of it all
No one’s gonna believe you
It’s a cruel world out there
If you cannot carry yourself well
You’re gonna have a bad time
For the rest of your life
You may not be a bad person
But no one will see that
So, what now?

Stuck

Why do I always need to be affected by what I hear?
Why do I always need to please people I barely even like or know?
I allowed them to get me, control me, and imprison me.
Now I’m left devoid of any sense of self, I’ve already lost contact.
I’m stuck…