/from a long time ago

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I know now why we write poetry
Because we still wear the glasses
That protect us from seeing ugliness,
And all poetry is is a disguise
A way to hide that ugliness and put it
Into something people will find beautiful
Because there truly is nothing beautiful in brokenness,
Only in the way we hide it

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