I AM NOTHING LESS THAN MAGIC

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i am not the color of bones
or a luminescent smile you won't forget
or the pair of pearl earrings
your grandmother gave you
on your 18th birthday
i am not the color of pure white snow

i am the color of the earth
but i have never been more otherworldly

i am messy like dirt,
but i can give life in it's most beautiful form

i am unstable like tectonic plates
but my shoulders hold up more weight than you can imagine

i am unknown and untouched like the vast outer space
but i have galaxies and stars and stories
laced between my fingers
tangled in my untamable hair
intertwined throughout my whole being

no, i am not the type of purity you are looking for
i have histories and stories
adventures you wouldn't dare to begin
right here on my skin

its a shame you can't see the magic through my veins
because it's right here

it's always been
right
here

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