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What Makes Me Pretty?

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I feel the tides of makeup fresh upon my neat face.

Not a worry in the world, besides my darkest secret.

Nobody knows, I'm sure, but I can trust you all.

Makeup is just a shadow of who you want to be.

I'm not pretty. These flawless textures are not mine.

But I can tell you one thing, a thing that trumps beauty.

Makeup is just a cover up to your real, flawed skin.

No girl believes that, of course, except for myself.

Men, listen up, tell your lady a few of these things;

Makeup is not needed on you, your skin shines through.

Maybe you could wipe that off. Wipe the lies off, I mean.

You ruin your personality with your wonderful face.

The tides have turned.

The makeup-

It's gone.

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