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long nails almost black hair beauty mark on the right cheek red swollen lips blue/grey bedroom eyes small nose pale eyebrows three dry patches broken vein tramp stamp hidden cheek bones stretch marks petite ballerina feet incredibly small hands long legs 38 inch bust mole on ring finger freckled shoulders rosy cheeks curved spine 3 stomach rolls one scar above the left knee

constellations

the vines crawled down her thighs
and the stars made constellations upon the vast galaxy of her skin
and the black obsidian water flowed down her spine
into the small of her back where his hand rested

he looked at her and saw the universe in its fullness

he understood how the two atoms collided
he understood why God created such a space

it happened just so that she could inhabit it

all of this was for her pleasure

and he was just there to point out the stars on her skin
he was there to tend the vines in her garden
he was there to swim in the dark river of her hair
he was there to show her the beauty of her universe

because she could not see it herself

although this universe was created for her
she was blind to the beauty that inhabited it

those who are beautiful cannot see what lies before them
but those who can see the beauty within themselves can see the beauty in others

so those who can see must guide the beautiful hands to the sky
and help them feel the constellations they cannot see