below protection's radar

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i don't know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
i'm not fast
i'm not smart
or kind
or lucky
strong
lovable
creative

i don't know what he sees in me
i'm just sex
to be used
i'm not special
just another
lost child
teenage
adult
woman

i don't know what he sees in me
why ask me
to get to
know me better
when he
already knows
my
answer's
no

i don't know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
i'm not fast
i'm not smart
or kind
or lucky
strong
lovable
creative

i don't know what he sees in me
like i'm just
some child's toy
source of laughter
of jokes
of scorn
play
leave
repeat

i don't know what he sees in me
why his friends
egg him on
think again, please
i don't
want to
be
a
game

i don't know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
i'm not fast
i'm not smart
or kind
or lucky
strong
lovable
creative

i don't know what he sees in me
i don't know
what he sees
i don't know
what he
sees in
this
imperfect
body

i don't know what he sees in me
how he could
even think i
could love him
when he
could have
the
beautiful
ones

i don't know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
i'm not fast
i'm not smart
or kind
or lucky
strong
lovable
creative

i don't know what he sees in me
the way his
eyes follow me
as i run
away from
my life
me
him 
problems

i don't know what he sees in me
but i know
just one thing
about his boys
the girls
follow them
blindly
into
danger

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
i'm not fast
i'm not smart
or kind
or lucky
strong
lovable
creative

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
not a stand-out
not even eye-catching
just enough
to slide
below
protection's
radar

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not fast
no track star
just a runner
just enough
to slide
below
protection's
radar

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
i'm not fast
i'm not smart
or kind
or lucky
strong
lovable
creative

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not smart
not a genius
or even close
just enough
to slide
below
protection's 
radar

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not kind
no Good Samaritan
bad at generosity
just enough
to slide
below
protection's
radar

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
i'm not fast
i'm not smart
or kind
or lucky
strong
lovable
creative

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not lucky
no gold medallion
no whispered prayer
just enough
to slide
below
protection's
radar

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not strong
anyone can dominate
can't fight him
just enough
to slide
below 
protection's
radar

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not pretty
i'm not fast
i'm not smart
or kind
or lucky
strong
lovable
creative

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not lovable
not watched over
no special attention
just enough
to slide
below 
protection's
radar

i maybe know what he sees in me
i'm not creative
can't lie shit
can't talk fast
just enough
to slide
below
protection's
radar

i know what he sees in me
a little girl
an easy ride
quick and easy
nothing special
nothing lasting
used
and
discarded

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