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writing something using these words: ~pin ~nail ~crack ~line ~raw (adding ing, ed, s...ect. is allowed)
Cover image for post What is beauty? I fear the word has taken a turn for the worst, by Lynn
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Lynn

What is beauty? I fear the word has taken a turn for the worst

There's a fine line between beauty and you. Did you know if you look up beautiful in the dictionary the definition talks about the most beautiful people getting picked for modeling agencies? That's not you. You are not beautiful. You are more than that. The word that describes you is too great for our universe. You are far beyond the twenty-first century; and yet you come from a simpler time, one with free spirits and cobble stone roads. The word that describes you highlights the cracks in your chapped lips, or the soil beneath your nails. The way your voice is raw and chipped after you've cried about something you love. It's the way you look up through your lashes when someone says something stupid, and yet you can't help but laugh. The way you are passionate about the stars and others' lives. Your weird music taste and crazy ideas for life. Those are things that make you beyond beautiful. This world tries to pinpoint what beauty is and that's where they're wrong.

So no, I will never call you beautiful. I will search for a word that describes you and all of who you are. Stay you, my darling.

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