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Who Is Beauty?

September 11, 2012
By MakeMyWaffles GOLD, Cleveland, Ohio
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The road to success is always under construction. - Unknown (to me)<br /> I have not failed. I&#039;ve just found 1,000 ways that don&#039;t work for me. - Thomas Jefferson<br /> So what are ninja babies just born invisible? - My BFF Quan

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I hear this beast they speak of.
I don’t know her by name.
I hear them say her grey-rimmed eyes
Turn sunshine into rain.

I hear them call her wicked,
But I don’t think they see.
For every time I look at her,
She’s beautiful to me.

They say she’s nothing special.
That she’s just another girl.
But I find her to be the most
Intriguing thing in the world.

They say she was intriguing.
But I know they didn’t see.
And even with her blood red wrists,
She’s beautiful to me.

© Hilary R., Woodland Hills, CA

The author's comments:
I wrote this for all the people who have or have attempted to commit suicide. Know that you are beautiful even if you don't feel it.
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