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being the chubby girl was fine
until all the girls realized
skinny is beautiful
until all the boys realized
skinny is beautiful
I never got that memo,
because I was still in love with mozzarella sticks.
while everyone drooled over the thin bodies of girls that effortlessly played across a room,
bodies like sticks
shaped perfectly
I was thinking about a different stick-
fried cheese

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