beauty

Sometimes, when I see someone young and beautiful,

I think that underneath that makeup,

and those clothes,

and that hair,

and skin,

and cartilage

and muscle,

there’s a skull.

And all skulls look mostly the same

regardless of ethnicity,

gender,

beauty,

or age.

skull

 

The Pride
Why David Carried a Slingshot

Jim Mitchem

Writer. Father to daughters. Husband. Ad man. Raised by wolves. @jmitchem on twitter. First novel, Minor King, out now.

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