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I am the ugly duckling,

I am the boy that stands alone.

In the shadows of everyones victories,

while I'm ashamed of what my future holds.



Tears come to my eyes,

my eyes so dull and brown.

And run down my face so smoothly,

and ripple across my depressing frown.



I am nothing special,

I am only me.

I am the ugly duckling,

and not the swan you see.



I'm that boy in the corner,

that stands as if afraid.

If the sky is full of sunlight,

I am the only bit of shade.



I'm not the social type,

I do not go up and chat.

I do not like to be in public,

because my body feels so fat.



But now I don't care what they think,

for their lives are just a sham.

They always pretend to be someone different,

while I am who I am.



I am an ugly duckling,

that flies into the shining dawn.

But unlike them, underneath,

I am truly a swan.

3/19/04