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A Pretty Face

Give me anguish that feels like my heart has been staked, Give me betrayal, entrapment, and hatred of my race. Give me shame, humiliation, and painful disgrace, But please oh please spare me, a pretty face.

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Date: 7/3/2025 8:16:00 PM
Powerful and piercing—this piece strips beauty of its mask and exposes a deeper cry for dignity and truth. Hauntingly brave.
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