self depreciation
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Compare a leaf to a log
and point out all its flaws
it isn't brown enough
it isn't tough enough
it isn't round enough.
Compare yourself to a peer
and confirm your worst fears
I am covered in stones of black with a constant stream of "Throw them off!" in my ear.
To which I sometimes reply, "At least I don't have as much as someone else."
