Ever since I was a little girl,

I was always told I was beautiful or cute.

From my wide blue eyes To the way my hair would curl.

As I grew older…

Words remembered, encouraged

Me to go forward.

I’m just as beautiful as the girls over my shoulder.

Gorgeous. Adorable. Lovely. Stunning. Pretty.

Words that describe…what??

The outside: surface; the petty.

Generous, thoughtful, genuine, caring, peaceful, loving, sincere, honesty…

I feel these inside: within

I am everything I feel

And that beauty radiates on the outside for everyone to see.