Original Stories

We're Only Beautiful

We're only beautiful

when we don't have a voice

We're only beautiful

when we don't have a mind

We're only beautiful

when we don't show emotions

We're only beautiful

when we follow a role that never was

We're only beautiful

when we're not seen

We're only beautiful

when we can't love

We're only beautiful

when we can't feel

We're only beautiful

when we lack individuality

We're only beautiful

when we've lost our humanity

We're only beautiful

when we're not ourselves

We're only beautiful

when we are caged and displayed

We're only beautiful

when we're underneath

Underneath the pain,

the politics,

and the peace

Underneath the love,

the laughter,

and the light

Underneath something that was never really there to begin with

But still seems to hold more power than all of our efforts combined over the last few hundred years

We are still bound to the chains of the past

That many have claimed we broke free from long ago

The truth is

We've taken a huge step backwards