People on Paper

And everyone’s beautiful 
When they get bare and honest 
There’s a softness to each of them
A crafty humanity, some marks, some scars 
Hurt behind vanity 
Dreams and buried hopes
Passion disguised as smoke
When you peel away layers
And unbolt the barriers
Everyone I find irritating
 is beautiful
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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