Valuable

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Society

Dying to be famous,

she's starving for the attention

of the masses.

 

But they pay her no mid,

only dollar bills 

in exchange for 

peeking at her body.

 

Naked before them,

she's never been so disguised;

this persona they see 

is anything but the real her.

 

She's rewarded for outer beauty,

while she punishes her self-esteem

because they make her feel worthless.

 

But I know who she is inside,

I know her value is seen

by the one who made her,

and not the one who discovered her.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Written 2/16/10, Inspired by: More Beautiful You by Jonny Diaz

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