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Mirror, Mirror

March 8, 2012
By sierrahiddleson BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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Beauty
is in the eye of the
beholder
Behold,
girls
being held
for their "beauty"
skin deep
skin tight
lots of skin.

But glamor comes at a price.

the cost of applying
a mask
a front
a personality,
as fake as their lashes

oh the cost of lips
dripping with venom
and
lipstick
the cost of
being skin deep.


But being skin deep



is all



they need.

© Beth S., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
These days, all most people care about is how you look on the outside. Well, there's more to me than that.
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