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people aren't photos

i'm something you can't see,

i'm not just a picture,

taken in just the right light

when the shutter mixed so nice with the aperture.

 

i'm more than the words

people repeat about me,

i'm no piece of ****

their views are just tainted.

 

no, not what you see on the outside is me

there's something more

if you'de take a second you could see.

 

not quite a man, but

no longer a boy,

let me in your sheets

to substitute for your toys,

no i'm not just a *****

though i don't want a fetus,

if you have a baby

i'll be the father with joy.

 

i'm not just a smile

there are more teeth in the back

fighting decay with strings

i scoop out the plaque

of my life.

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