Tell me I'm clever, <br />Tell me I'm kind, <br />Tell me I'm talented, <br />Tell me I'm cute, <br />Tell me I'm sensitive, <br />Graceful and wise, <br />Tell me I'm perfect- <br />But tell me the truth.<br /><br />Sheldon Allan Silverstein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tell-me-145/