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Natural I Am


Natural I Am 

Natural I am.

This face is mine to bear. 

 

I could use products by the dozen,

To make you think I'm a "someone."

 

Natural I am. 

My face is mine to wear. 

 

I could paint it nice and pretty, 

To make you gawk at a falsity. 

 

Natural I am. 

This face is mine to bear. 

 

I could rip it to shreds like a beast, 

To make you regret making fun of me. 

 

Natural I am. 

My face is mine to wear. 

 

I could trick it up like one would a truck, 

To possibly make you fall in-love.

 

Natural I am. 

This face is mine to bear. 

 

I could leave it just as it is,

To show you I don't want a fix. 

 

Natural I am. 

My face is mine to wear.

 

I could change it any old way

To perhaps make your day. 

 

Natural I am.

This face is mine to bear.

 

Until I'm old and wrinkly,

It'll never change, I swear. 

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T. Talbott

Writing has always been a way for me to release my emotions...As of right now, in this particularly rough moment in my life, it has greatly helped me maintain a stable and healthy mind.

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