They See
By Stellar84

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This poem belongs to me, Emily.  All rights reserved.  Please,
no duplicating, copying, or distribution without my consent.
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     They see me as a perfectionist
     A failure
     A loser
     A person who does too well

     An over-achiever
     A studier
     A worker
     A person who has no life

     They see only the skin
     The person outside
     Not the person inside
     The person who cares

     They see an annoyance
     A bug
     A fly
     Something to shoo

     They turn their backs
     Rather find something else to do
     Not talking to me
     Not if they can help it

     They see a person who is 'too good'
     A person who is high above
     Whether daunting, or annoying
     They stay away.  Far away

     They see this person
     And it hurts
     For I'm not really like that
     But it's what they see

     All they see
     Is what they believe
     And only they can see
     The person that is not me