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i filed my nails
filed them flat
filed the ridges off the top
until they turned gray
and scratchy
then painted over them
flat nails like yours
i filed them flat
so when our hands touched
i would not feel ashamed
i filed them flat
so i would not feel like a heathen
i filed the tops of my nails smooth
so i wouldn't feel made funny
rough
unrefined
and so many years later
bumpy nails i have
just like everyone else
your nails were special
i filed mine
and you weren't alone