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lizie
Poems
Jun 26
imposter syndrome
mom says
i’m the best person she knows.
i smile.
i’m good at pretending.
she says i’m kind,
but i know when it’s a performance.
she says i’m gifted,
but it feels like a trick
i’m barely pulling off.
my sax squeaks,
my test scores blur,
my muscles ache in the water.
and still she calls it talent.
i nod along,
quiet and guilty.
if i’m so good,
why do i always
feel like a lie?
Written by
lizie
17/F
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