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beauty is a state of mind

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intricately-ordinary

Published: May 23, 2014

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forgiveness is the
scent the violet leaves
on the foot that stomped it;
I am beautiful in remembrance:

I am beautiful
in a body two sizes too
large, in eyes dilated
with questions (eyes
you cannot name; gray
like the ocean, blue
like the heart, green like
the fever dream I cannot
wake from) I am the
hair of a lion, a wild
thing, ignition upon
tempted glance. I am the skin
you cannot name, always fleeting;
the chameleon
you always see
but never truly take in.

and I know a boy
carved of ivory silence,
hollowed hungry by the
cruelty of those with
time to spare. his eyes are
starved unblinking, he calls me
beautiful.

I am
louder than my bruises, brighter
than the shadows under my eyes;
I am
beautiful
and I forgive
myself
for all I’ve
done.

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while i was away i wrote that everywhere. i don't quite know if i read it somewhere and it stuck or i came up with it myself as i'd like to think.
i really don't uptalk myself often, buuuuuut;

this is a piece i think you need to read if you carry a lot of guilt or issues with self esteem.

beauty really is a state of mind. find your peace. allow yourself to be beautiful.