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you want to be beautiful;
which means be attractive
fair skin, soft hair, and skinny and perfect.

so am i not beautiful?
with my scarred skin, oily strands, and fattening thighs?
am i not beautiful?
despite the strength in my bones and the life in my lungs?
am i not beautiful?
for seeing what others don't; what others ignore?

am i still not beautiful...?

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