a self portrait

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*tw: lack of self love*

i suppose i look like the beach—
i have light, sand-coloured skin
dotted with freckles and
bright hair like the sun that's
tousled with waves and eyes
like clear ocean water—
but i've never loved the beach and i
don't think that i ever will.
(i'll never love myself.)

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