187 : beautiful

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i am anything but beautiful. though this fact rings true, i cannot bring myself to cry because i have known this for so long. i want to dig my nails into my flesh and rip, tearing the covering off this figure, ripping the nerves from their tracks, cracking the bones in half, and lie in the dust of those who deserve an affirmation or compliment.

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