You say
You are pretty, which means
You never have to prove yourself
Not like us
You are a corpse merely
Of perfect hair and high cheek bones
Void of stretch marks
Void of alternate endings
People need not imagine beauty in you
It is already there
You could be a salesperson
Simply by modeling the merchandise
Knowing how to package your product
You
You are pretty, which means
You don’t need to try like us
No one needs to fall in love with your personality
You are enough to fill the spaces
Your personality may have missed
Your intelligence is redundant
Your witticisms are superfluous
You are all you ever need to be
You, your body
Yourself
You
wow! double take!
No, really, it’s a compliment, really!
…really!
(Doesn’t the word ‘really’ look odd when you write it out several times?)