Yellow

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Yellow
like the sun
it's bright
and hot. 

Unlike me
I'm not gorgeous
or beautiful
or pretty. 

They're lying
to me
about my vanity
and perfection. 

Layers of fat
on my body
blood in my veins
desperate to come out. 

Bleed out
to the ground
heated by the sound
boiling. 

-Poemoheart11
-Katie Barber

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