The Ugly Duckling

You don’t notice the damage you do

You might as well be slicing at my skin

Calling me fat, calling me lazy

Destroying me from within

None of you noticed

When I was crying inside

None of you noticed

When I was trying to hide

I was never good enough

Never met your expectations

I didn’t cook the right food

Or socialise with your relations

I’m the ugly duckling

The elephant in the room

I’ve always been a failure

Since I was sleeping in your womb

I snapped and I saw red

I did something bad

But you won’t take the blame

For the constant draining nags

Maybe you should have thought

About becoming a mum

I’m not gonna lie, I’m being honest

You’re not the greatest one

I love you of course

That goes without saying

But I don’t think I like you

And the flaws you are displaying

It’s too late to show

Love and dignity

It’s too late to fix

The parts you broke of me.