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What if pretty isn't pretty? What if strong isn’t strong? What if dark is really light? What if right is really wrong? What if lonely isn't lonely? Instead it’s just fear? What if loud people are loud Because they're scared that you won’t hear? What if pretty isn’t pretty? Isn’t beautiful or smart? But just a way to classify you? Deny that you’re a work of art? What if lonely isn’t lonely? But that’s just what people say When they see someone alone And assume they hate it that way? What if pretty isn’t pretty? Then what’ll I be? Will they finally listen? Will they finally see? What if lonely isn’t lonely? This isn’t alone. So why does she break? Why have the cracks grown? What if pretty isn't pretty? What if its meanings never end? What if it's different from a stranger Than from a lover or a friend? What if lonely isn’t lonely? Not the same for all? I do know that me and most Learn to build a wall. What if pretty isn’t pretty? Isn’t energetic or kind? But just an empty compliment? So they don’t have to speak their mind? What if lonely isn’t lonely? But it’s just what people know To describe that horrid feeling That makes you want to go? What if pretty wasn't pretty? What if strong wasn't strong? What if dark was really light? What if right was really wrong? What if lonely wasn't lonely? Instead it was just fear? What if loud people were loud Because they're scared that you won’t hear?
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May 13
May 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM UTC
What if pretty isn't pretty?
What if pretty isn't pretty? What if strong isn’t strong? What if dark is really light? What if right is really wrong? What if lonely isn't lonely? Instead it’s just fear? What if loud people are loud Because they're scared that you won’t hear? What if pretty isn’t pretty? Isn’t beautiful or smart? But just a way to classify you? Deny that you’re a work of art? What if lonely isn’t lonely? But that’s just what people say When they see someone alone And assume they hate it that way? What if pretty isn’t pretty? Then what’ll I be? Will they finally listen? Will they finally see? What if lonely isn’t lonely? This isn’t alone. So why does she break? Why have the cracks grown? What if pretty isn't pretty? What if its meanings never end? What if it's different from a stranger Than from a lover or a friend? What if lonely isn’t lonely? Not the same for all? I do know that me and most Learn to build a wall. What if pretty isn’t pretty? Isn’t energetic or kind? But just an empty compliment? So they don’t have to speak their mind? What if lonely isn’t lonely? But it’s just what people know To describe that horrid feeling That makes you want to go? What if pretty wasn't pretty? What if strong wasn't strong? What if dark was really light? What if right was really wrong? What if lonely wasn't lonely? Instead it was just fear? What if loud people were loud Because they're scared that you won’t hear?
A lot of what if’s in this poem. I wrote this to represent that not everything is as it seems.
#whatifs#pov#questions
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13/F/Somewhere
May 13
May 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM UTC
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