they said
you could have someone more attractive
is that what you think you are?
if you took a second
to put down
the bleach and the makeup
and put forth the effort
to have a single fucking thought
of someone other than yourself
you might realize how infrequently you do that
and what other people think of you because of it
oh, to think i could still be
with someone who's so fucking attractive
she has to create a new mask
for every person she meets
keep crafting those beautiful disguises, honey
because i had way more time than i needed
to strip them away
and you're right
you're very right
to be so ashamed and afraid of the person underneath them