Invisible Birds

If I had the choice to be beautiful, I think I’d rather be invisible. There’s something really horrible about being looked at. I think beautiful people must suffer tremendously all the time. Beautiful people are constantly being corroded by other people’s eyes, the skin probably prickles and burns from the toxicity of the gaze. I’m sure it’s like being a fossil scraped out of dirt with a tiny polished pick. I think if I were a fossil I’d rather not be exposed to light and air. I’d rather keep my secrets hardened to myself.
Everyone always tries to be more beautiful. I think this is a very serious mistake. It would be better if people tried to be more invisible. Everyone would be safer from each other, and there would be fewer accidental deaths.