Don’t tell me I’m pretty
don’t praise me for looks
when fleeting faces
get averse by ages
get colder shoulders 
when years go by
don’t try to hide now

I dare you to look
beyond the surface
and into me
what is it you truly see?


We were in our hotel room. I was in my comfy clothes, reading or writing something, and feeling a little moody - my period would start the next day. I don’t remember what he was doing, but I do remember that he said to me ‘'you’re pretty’’, and that annoyed me. The girls will understand.

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