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The Beauty Bus
I saw a girl on the bus today
arms linked through her best friends
face masked in makeup
plastic smile on her face
I saw a girl on the bus today
with highlighted auburn hair
that matched the girl next to her
and her clothes hung loosely about her frame
I saw a girl on the bus today
and even though she smiled
the warmth did not reach the paradise of her brown eyes
instead it died on her crimson lips
I saw a girl on the bus today
who held her head in her hands, laughing
unchipped nails dipped in a fuchsia pink
diamond studs shoved into perfect ears
I saw a girl on the bus today
who was beautiful in her own distant way
and though she had never realized it before
she knew this now
I saw a girl on the bus today
while looking at my own reflection
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