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May 31, 2016
By Lydiah DIAMOND, Manhattan Beach, California
Lydiah DIAMOND, Manhattan Beach, California
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Favorite Quote:
"beauty is truth, truth beauty" - john keats


Aphrodite formed perfectly one day from a bit of sea foam.
Her hair covered her fully developed breasts. Gods gathered
to admire her beauty.

In real life, unfortunately, it is never like this. Nothing
is born from a bit of sea foam. Mothers lie down
in terrible pain. Babies come out crying, red, covered in odd liquids.
Wobble through life, attach themselves to the lie that assures them
that competency comes with age.

Plenty never stop wobbling. Plenty of people end up alone.
Plenty find themselves wondering why they were born,
and a few realize it was only a fortunate accident. 


The author's comments:

Life is very different from the idealistic impression one may receive in reading mythology.


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