skindeep
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Those rosy cheeks,
And small delicate lips,
But what a geek,
That pointed, flushed nose,
The glassed over eyes,
Bullied for rugged clothes.
Her small frame fragile,
And her life a huge mess
Beauty is as thin and temporary as the
Skin cells we shed each day, so
Pull out the X-ray and take a deeper
Look, for true beauty lies within
In the muscle that gives me strength
And connects the
Beauty is as thin and temporary as the
Skin cells we shed each day, so
Pull out the X-ray and take a deeper
Look, for true beauty lies within
In the muscle that gives me strength
And connects the
#nofilterslam
Youngest of seven, thought I was painted. I am the only one of my siblings with brown colored skin, making me quite literally the black sheep-- am I tainted?
The Beauty of Color
I stand in the mirror and look at my face
Wondering why this dark shade of brown continues to exist as a disgrace.
Beauty is not so skin deep
That it can't be touched
by a mouse
on the screen of a nation
screaming for a change
As they reach inside
to push the self-destruct button
