Pretty Girl, Smile

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Dear Pretty Girl,

I see you like to smile for the cameras

Though between the flash you shed a tear

You call yourself a “Bad Bitch” but you don’t love yourself

What is the fear?

Did someone break your spirit?

Every day should be a day of self-love

Say it to yourself out loud so you’d hear it!

Daily validation you seek for all reasons invalid

If looking confident yet feeling secure is the definition of a “Bad Bitch” you can have it!

One day I hope and pray that you find love within yourself

Only then will you know the freedom of not living to please everyone else

So pretty girl, keep smiling for the cameras

Smile between the flashes until there are no more tears