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i wish 
i could show you all.
tell you.
how beautiful you are.
you don’t have to paint your face 
till it’s unrecognizable.
you don’t have to put on so much makeup
that you look photoshopped
even though you’re standing right in front of me.
you don’t have to be flawless.
you don’t have to do any of that.
because you are beautiful.
you, with your acne scars.
you, with your imperfections.
you, with the freckles you hate.
you, with the light eyebrows.
you, with all the little dips in your cheeks.
all of you you.
you are beautiful.

--10.21.17