i can't help myself, i just want to feel pretty

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tw: brief mentions of disordered eating & calories, bullying

written on: december 16, 2020


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i just want to feel pretty

so i'll pick at my face until long after it's begun to bleed

i'll smile until i don't know what smiling's even supposed to mean

i'll restrict my opinions and my calories

i'll laugh at every joke until my lungs ache terribly

even when i know the jokes are meant to mock me

because i truly can't help myself, the desire to feel pretty has been consuming me



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