A timeless question haunts every soul,
Is love reserved for the beautiful whole?
Storybooks and folktales perpetuate the tale,
Of charming princes and princesses, flawless and hale.

Why else do jewelry and beauty pageants reign?
Why do we covet beauty, and envy its domain?
In every corner, a misfit feels the sting,
Of not belonging, of not being beautiful's king.
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