she's beautiful
she's absolutely beautiful.
even like this.
with her eyes sunken in and bloodshot
and her cheeks stained with dried up tears
and her lips puffy and red
and her hair a mess
and her long fluttering eyelashes now drenched
and even with the huge bruise on her forehead.
she's pretty when she cries.
but the thing is,
this is her new beautiful. the epitome of beauty.
the only form she knows.
