Have you every been ugly?
No, I don't mean you woke up with a bad hair-don't,
Or your clothes wouldn't fit quite right.
I mean you feel so ugly in your soul that you
Know with undying conviction that you are hideous.
Yes, you know what it means to be ugly, then.
Your soul feels so wretched that no amount of makeup will save you,
Nor meal refused,
Nor exercise done,
Nor detox treatment.

No.

None of the cheat codes on Instagram could save you.

No hairstyle could fix this mess.

You are lost in the shuffle of endless Ulta beauty coupons
And Forever 21 jumpsuits.
You are gone from the high school dances
To the work place gossip.
You are society's singular black sheep.
You are ugly in society's eyes,
So you feel such power in your soul.

And only then will you actually ever feel your own ugliness.
You know what if means to be ugly.

You're lost to society's shadows.
Never to be looked at by them twice again.