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Chelsea
Unruly curly chestnut hair
Thick and unmanageable
Huge forehead with heart-shaped widow’s peak
Framing her face
Thin rounded-rectangular glasses
Hiding sparkling hazel eyes
Large pig-shaped, upturned nose
Covered in blackheads
Chapped, pouty pinkish red lips
Upstaged by a small cocoa mole above
Pale, acne-scarred skin, red with blemishes
Covering her facial bones
C-cups protruding from her chest
Looking smaller than others’
Slightly round belly, soft and squishy
If only it would flatten like it should
Love handles creating even more curves
As if she needed any more
Dark hair defining her arms
But she wishes they would fade
Long fingers she uses too often typing creatively
Speeding, but never keeps up with her brain
Moles sprouting from her arms, 50 or more
Almost like she’s a living connect the dots
Red lines across her skin under her left forearm
Showing how hard & imperfect her life is
Thick, curvy thighs, yet muscular and defined
Though she complains about it each day
Knobby knees snap and crack with each move
Like rice krispies, fragile for her age
Thin, toned calves from wedges and bike rides
The only part of her body she’s proud of
Skinny feet, smooth and almost ‘calf’ perfect
With long, slim toes, foot model-worthy
Though she’s only 5’6” and 163 pounds
She’s not fat, but beautifully curved
She may not be beautiful in the eyes of the media
But she’s not ugly, that’s for sure
She may not be social
But she’s smart enough to make up for it
She may not be perfect…but she’s perfect to me
She may not be who I want her to be
But she’s who I am and who I will be
I am Chelsea, and I am beautifully unique <3
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