Skin deep,
get under my skin
to see me,
knee-deep in this insanity,
beauty makes us weep.
Ladies,
must have thick skin,
the epitome of beauty
is said to be stick thin.
The price we pay is steep.
Shattered dreams,
lives ripped apart at the seams.
we waste away,
no respite only beauty sleep.
© Tamsen Grace
Excerpt from the book “Skeletons in My Closet”
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About the Author
Tamsen Grace is a published poet, inspirational speaker, martial artist, a Ford Model of Courage, and a cancer survivor. She has been published in Creative Talents Unleashed Poetic Melodies Anthology, Scarlet Leaf Review, Straylight Literary Magazine, Birdsong Publishing, Leaves of Ink, The Indiana Voice Journal, Puff Puff Prose, The Poetry Community, In Between Hangovers, Peeking Cat Magazine, Madness Muse Magazine, Spirit Fire Review, The Creative Truth, Anti-Heroin Chic and LTD Press. Tamsen Grace will be in the new anthology Dandelions in a Vase of Roses. She lives in the Midwest with her children. She enjoys reading, writing, biking and teaching children Martial Arts.
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