Skin Deep

some days
it can all be
too much
knowing that
there are so
MANY
who hate you
for being who you are
someone
unlike them
feeling like
they have the right
to extinguish your light
because they believe
theirs shine brighter
like
we all
aren’t the same 
underneath


KL.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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June 26, 2020 at 4:30 PM
I agree...we are not treated the same and judged on who we are
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June 27, 2020 at 12:04 PM
Thanks for the visit. :)
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June 13, 2020 at 1:45 PM
This makes me so sad. I reserve my hate for haters, everyone else gets love. Hugs and well wishes. ~Maureen
Larocca Avatar
June 13, 2020 at 4:25 PM
Hugs and well wishes to you as well Maureen. Thanks for the visit.
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