A Study In Pride

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Dont tell me youre proud of me,
When its nothing but a fucking platitude,
A balm to soothe the wounds of your words,
Or to pull out the barbs
Of your own lack of worth from my skin.

You dont get to be proud of me,
Show me off like a trophy of your achievements,
When your dismissals etched into my surfaces,
Marking me forever scarred.
You are not proud of me.

You scorn anyone whos ever praised me.
Laugh, sneer, joke like I am one,
Until I become one.
Until your song is the only one I remember the lyrics...