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Somebody You Once Found Beautiful Isn't Anymore

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Originally published at the Parliament Literary Journal, Fall 2022, issue 9.


Somebody you once found beautiful isn’t anymore. It isn’t because his voice has become halting and confused. It isn’t because of his dirty clothes, which never bothered you back then. It’s because his eyes can no longer focus on anything anymore. It’s because they can no longer burn your soul.


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