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Nearly half a century ago
I was born with the right parts.
I was the girl my mother wanted.
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Yet never good enough,
Never smart enough,
Never tidy enough,
Never a hard enough worker,
Never dutiful enough taking care of her.
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Too noisy,
Too emotional,
Too quick to give up;
Too many needs of my own,
Too exploratory, too rambunctious.
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Yes I was born with the right parts.
I was the girl my mother wanted.