Skin Deep
when you look
you see nothing
but the girl you love to hate
to you she's just a closed book
who's exsistance is abhorring
to you who's nothing but great
but when i look in the mirror
i see a soul that is on fire
and a girl who's willing to fight
to get even one step nearer
to be all she aspire's
on the night her life ignite's
because beauty takes you nowhere
you end up in a heap
of nothing but the girl
that you used to be
you have to be willing to bear
that beauty's only skin deep
you have to hand over the pearls
and get up off your knees
because life doesn't let you weep
and life just come cheap
you've got to take a flying leap
because beauty's only skin deep
Copyright © Brittany Bishop | Year Posted 2007
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