we look around to see all these faces
happy faces
sad faces
high faces
low faces
drunk faces
pretty faces
and then even prettier faces
because i refuse to use the word
ugly seeing as it simply does not exist
ugly is merely just another term for
something that has not yet realized its beauty
you see sometimes you have to look
beneath the surface
behind all the scars you said would
never heal
behind the mask that you keep
forgetting to take off,
because there's no need to pretend
you see pretend is simply just
another word for make believe...
and who should you have to pretend to be
ask yourself,
what kind of face am I wearing today?
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Simara Askew
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