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Imperfections

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They say imperfections make you beautiful,

and I had just started to believe that.

I bared the gaps I felt inside me,

the seeping cracks, voids that at times engulfed me.

I saw the gleam in your eyes

and it was from the beauty that surrounded me.

But all you saw was a girl empty inside,

malleable, broken to your eyes,

which you could mold to your desires.

I retreated my words for a while,

imperfections made me weak,

a sight to pity at.

Until I realized,

imperfections made me who I am,

as long as I did not bare them to,

a man with a motive in mind.

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