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Poetry: Self-hatred

by Marea E. Johnson

Created on: January 26, 2009   Last Updated: May 16, 2011

There's no virtue in my mind
It's something you will never find.

There's no love inside my heart
I wouldn't know where to even start.

Scrub my body head to toe
but the dirt in me will always show.

Dress me in a pretty gown
but I will always let you down.

Paint my lips and comb my hair
but see my eyes?
There's nothing there.



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