For anyone exhausted by the performance of perfection.
We chase beauty like survival, polishing away every trace of joy.
Even laughter leaves lines we’re told to erase.
These women smile anyway — flawless, fragile,and just a little furious.
Because keeping up is impossible,
and self-love was never part of the beauty routine.
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