Baby-Faced

I have a slight frame and a very young-looking face.
I have quiet features. I’m often told I look kind and baby-faced.
I have a strong personality, or at least, I used to.
I was always the leader of any school or university group activity.
I started working as soon as I graduated, and I suddenly felt the way I looked: young.
A child among adults.
My strong personality was hiding. I didn’t know how to bring it out.
I react negatively to all the problems caused by my childish appearance.
I’ve become quiet and passive.
I used to laugh when people made fun of the way I looked.
Now, comments about my appearance hurt me.
I feel like their words have become fact.
I’m a child to them; someone they could easily walk all over.

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