Her Beauty Wasn’t Beautiful At All

A poem

Simone DeVone
The Black Veil
Published in
1 min readMar 6, 2024

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Her beauty

did not come with innocence

an undercurrent of shame hiding magnificence

Her beauty

provoked a level of madness that was unsettling

to her very soul damning and belittling

Her beauty

accompanied by an

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Simone DeVone
The Black Veil

Poet | Creative Writer (who loves to sing) | B.S. in Communications | Arts & Humanities Enthusiast | Harlem Scholar