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Scribbler Write-Off 1st place
Ella Boomershine
"Krrrraig" Kathryn Napierkowski
Didn’t they tell you?
I used to be you
Trapped in conformity
Blinded by posters that deceive
I know you’ve been warned
The photoshopped models
Have overtaken your world
They shaved off your eyebrows
And filled them instead
They cut the fat from your stomach
Because boys only love women
With small waists, but not that small
And large hips, but not like yours
They teach you to be jealous
Instead of kind
If you’re kind, you’re sweet
But clearly telling lies
They’ll sell you make-up until your real face is gone
But you’re still not beautiful
Not like her
Not like them
The contradictions are endless
And the people are petty
Because God knows the way you are
Will never be pretty
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