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Look in the mirror What do you see? Imperfection As you reach left for The tan crumbs to cover your uneven skin And reaching right for The black Toxic Goo To give the impression that your stubby eyelashes Aren't incapable of growing You step back and look at yourself once more Its not enough You rummage for the crayon to Smear across your eyelids In hopes that it will make your Dull Brown eyes Pop Your face feels pounds heavier Yet, are you really done so soon? Aren't you forgetting something You dig deep into the drawer To find a Burning Red paint to drown your thin pale lips in Longing for the look of that Photoshopped Supermodel you saw in that magazine You come downstairs Dad says you look like a clown Mom says you're still a kid Society says its not enough What do you say
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Sep 27, 2014
Sep 27, 2014 at 2:50 AM UTC
Imperfections
Look in the mirror What do you see? Imperfection As you reach left for The tan crumbs to cover your uneven skin And reaching right for The black Toxic Goo To give the impression that your stubby eyelashes Aren't incapable of growing You step back and look at yourself once more Its not enough You rummage for the crayon to Smear across your eyelids In hopes that it will make your Dull Brown eyes Pop Your face feels pounds heavier Yet, are you really done so soon? Aren't you forgetting something You dig deep into the drawer To find a Burning Red paint to drown your thin pale lips in Longing for the look of that Photoshopped Supermodel you saw in that magazine You come downstairs Dad says you look like a clown Mom says you're still a kid Society says its not enough What do you say
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Trinity-Jones
Sep 27, 2014
Sep 27, 2014 at 2:50 AM UTC
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