Getting used to it
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       I embrace my ugliness
       rub my bald head like a scar
       blood cannot heal

       I flaunt my roughness
       eat loudly with gusto
       bad breath a badge

       I dress like a slob
       blunder through traffic
       mumble and falter
       when it's my time to shine

       But when no one is looking
       I walk with silk strides,
       glideful dance of a prideful man

       and when no one is listening
       music tumbles from my hands,
       accidental jazz across the keys


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