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My Dear Pet

March 17, 2023
By MissDaphneH GOLD, Topanga, California
MissDaphneH GOLD, Topanga, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Don't be so eager to be offended. The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring conformity." ~ Tár


Be good, my dear pet, while I am away

Remember—no short shorts, and don’t show your shoulder

But don’t you know? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.


Your hair is too curly, my beautiful / the frizz

sticks up like antlers / use a flat iron, my

little love / you will be beautiful

with hair like sticks.


Your skin is imperfect, my dear / your features

should be unfeatured / revive yourself with

makeup, little one / one a new face

will make you beautiful. 


Your clothes are drab, my sweet / your style

is extinct / you have no worth if 

your wardrobe is old / only new clothes

will make you beautiful. 


You’re alone in this world, my darling / you are

not worthy of anything else / no one

can love you if you are not beautiful / be

beautiful, my pet, be beautiful.


Be beautiful, my pet, be beautiful. 

Be better, my pet, be better.

Be better, I say. 

Be better.


The author's comments:

Daphne Huffman is a born Californian, growing up in Los Angeles. She is a writer, filmmaker, guitarist, singer, theater-lover, and a red belt in Tae Kwondo. In her free time, she lives for the world and pours her heart into poetry. 


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