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Worthy
when i turn on the tv
i see the girl with the good grades
the awkward one with the glasses and no social skills
she's always the sidekick
always the butt of the joke
i see the opionated girl
that one that scares away boys and is too rough
she's only there for comic relief
only there to make the heroine look better
i see the girl with aspirations and goals
maybe the mean girl, the one with things to get done
she is shown as isolated
married to her job, with no time for others
for so long
i identified with those girls
i was forced into a caricature of myself
a box that suffocated my potential
i never saw myself as the girl that could be loved
that just wasn't me
but i am reminding myself that i am worthy of love
no matter what they made me believe
and you help me hold on to that belief
you shower me with the love i thought i would never have
you make me feel beautiful
you inspire me to be greater
you make me feel worthy
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Young women, don't believe the lies they force down your throat. You are the main character in your story and you deserve all the love the world can give you, no matter your personality, weight, intellect, physical appearance, and all the other facets of you.