"Beautiful"

we scratch

we wax

we dye

we mask

we pluck

we cut

we tear

we fuck

we rip

we itch

we cake

we flinch

we prod and draw

we poke and choke

we slice and squeeze

and yank and bleach

and yet

we still have the nerve

to call it, "beauty".

 

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