Depression/suicide/self harm quotes

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Never enough

When I was a young girl
I played pretend and acted like I was Barbie
My mama always told me I was beautiful
So if I was beautiful, I was like Barbie right?
Wrong
At the age of ten
I was told that I was ugly
That I would never look like Barbie
I would never be pretty enough
I would never be skinny enough
It feels like I'll never be enough
Crash! Bang! Boom! There goes my confidence...
Crashing down like an old abandoned house
I'll never be enough
Torn down and viciously ripped apart by society
Because apparently I'll never be enough
As I continue on my journey through life I'm forced to play the game that society has written the rules for
Used like the ugly doll in their game of Barbie
Surprise surprise
The standards are still drastically high like a balloon floating out of sight
Getting higher and higher with each passing night
So Nothing has changed
No matter what
I'm never enough
And now
I try my best
And do as you ask
Yet it's still never enough
Eat sleep study repeat
Bags under my eyes
And the scars on my thighs
Driven by the stress
From studying for the test
I will end up failing
Even though I studied all night
To make sure I would get every damn answer right
It wasn't enough
It's never enough
I'm never enough
What is enough?
When will I be enough?
The world strives to be perfect
But they clearly aren't very observant
Because to be perfect is impossible
So is it really worth it?
We will never be enough
On a scale of perfection
Unless that scale is imperfect
Then it might show us that we are our own form of perfection
But everyone seems to forget that perfection has no definition
So in order for me to be perfect society must realize that we are all worth it
We are all perfect
In our own way
Maybe someday society will finally realize that
Then maybe
Just maybe
I can be enough
You can be enough
And we can all be enough
But until they realize that
Or until I look like a Barbie
I guess I'll just never be enough