The Fairest of Them All

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Society

She bit into the mirror’s lie,
and it poisoned her
to the core.

She believed when
it told her beauty
was measured by
a fair complexion.

Trapped by its lines,
it cracks up
at her gullibility.

She didn’t know that
her tanned skin
was not what
made her beautiful.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Inspired by: Snow White

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