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The Beautiful Truth

June 7, 2013
By Stay_Beautiful SILVER, Orlando, Florida
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Stay_Beautiful SILVER, Orlando, Florida
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&quot;Okay?&quot; &quot;Okay.&quot; - The Fault in Our Stars, John Green.<br /> Blood before faction. No, LOVE before faction. -Allegiant, Veronica Roth

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As the tears fall
In the cold hands of night
I wish you would come through the hall
And hold me tight

I hate this feeling
That I don’t belong
Why must I be so unappealing?
Why can I not be strong?

They say, “But you are beautiful,”
What is it that I cannot see?
“Always joyful, truthful, and hopeful,”
They must really not know me

Then you come in and show me a mirror
And what they’ve been saying, is finally clearer

© Lindsey D.,Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
With always being bullyed and self-conscious about my looks as a kid, it took years to finally stop denying people of the truth that I really am, beautiful.
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