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Beautiful

The dawn of beauty has sunk deeper

within walls

and the world has grown grey

the scars engraved on her skin is

what i see as "beautiful"

a man, hand in hand, with another man,

is what i see as "beautiful"

the curves of her shape, the freckles on his shoulders

but television screens, pages on magazines

only parades porcelain skin, thigh gaps

beautiful women, clumps of mascara,

curves drawn to our waists,

society can't accept us, if imperfection will hold us together

when we are falling apart.

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Written by
annisa-vincent
Indonesian
Published
Nov 17, 2013
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