Be Beautiful
be beautiful
especially when ugly –
and dispassionate
leave their calling cards –
on the doormat
the doormat that we all become
okay, perhaps only for a while
there is a recession on our hope
and a loss on our smiles
so be beautiful
if only for a while
James Garratt – 2008
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Be Beautiful – Written 2008 (Aged 33)
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