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the person underneath

May 10, 2026

you look at me and see a beautiful person with eyes the color of an asteroid but you take a step closer and see that my life isn't what its cracked up to be you'll look at a person with beautiful flowing blonde hair but you look a little closer and you see the true person inside you'll see a pretty character with long arms and a skinny waist but you'll look a little harder and see that the scars never do truly heal you'll spot a being with slim, blue-grey eyes though the eyes don't distract you and you see the hideous person underneath

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Personal introspection about inner vs. outer self with some universal applicability.

Repetitive structure limits idea density; meditative pacing with incremental revelation.

Strongly negative tone; self-deprecation, hidden pain, inner ugliness emphasized throughout.

Quiet, introspective voice; minimal kinetic intensity; deliberate, somber pacing.

Twenty-two lines; falls within 16-30 line range for score 5-6.

Modest use of simile and metaphor; mostly declarative statements with some ornamentation.

Pure lyric internal voice; direct address to reader but introspective focus throughout.

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