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w a k e // to emerge from a state of sleep; to become conscious of social issues

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by kachoklexis

by kachoklexis

First, they told me I was ugly

I believed them--

And so I put on a mask

Then they told me I was fat

I believed them--

And so I starved myself

Then they told me to die

I believed them--

And so I hurt myself

Then they told me they loved me--

And I was not there to believe them