Flaw: A mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars on a substance or object.

     The dictionary defines flaw as a mark or fault upon something or someone. Flawless however, is something that is perfect. Pure. Without Imperfection. So following this logic, no one is perfect. No one can be flawless according to the dictionary. Anyone who is imperfect, impaired, or hurt cannot be flawless. But according to me, I am Flawless. I'm flawless because I know I am. I'm flawless because I love myself. I'm flawless because I wake up each morning and I see one thing.

Perfection. Beauty. Elegance. Grace. Poise. And above all else. I see me.

     See, we teach teens that if you want to excel in life, you have to be what others want you to be. But then why do we go and set impossible standards? We say “You must be what others want you to be, otherwise you will be outcasted and get nowhere” People constantly barking orders at us from a podium on who we should be and how to be successful. What we don't teach is to look past our flaws and accept ourself. The day I told my self I was worth it, I became flawless. The hallway became my runway and I worked it. Society tells us that our worth is based on how we look, not our creativity. That appearance is the key to success. My worth is not based on how I look, my worth is in me.

     I don't need other people to tell me whats wrong with me. I already know. “You have a big nose” Of course I do, it's kinda hard to miss. “You're a little egotistical”, hell yea I am. I already know I'm loud, that I don't pay attention sometimes, that I can be a little insane at some moments. But I've accepted these things, so I think it's time you do too. You telling me these things doesn't help anyone.

     We tell girls to be “weak, dainty, and frail”, and tell boys to, “man up”, “grow a pair”, and “quit being such a girl”. As if being a girl is a bad thing? We assign pink to girl and blue for boys. We teach girls to work for one man's heart, and yet boys teach them to claim women as prizes? Men can't be Fabulous divas, and women can't be Strong and Powerful. We constantly say to “Love and accept every one. No matter race, size, gender, or orientation.” But when will we teach acceptance of ourselves? I was never taught to accept me for me.

     But when I said “Fuck this Shit, I'm absolutely perfect”. That was the day I truly loved myself. Because people don't become flawless when others tell them they are or aren't. They become flawless the second they love every thing about themselves. Every blemish, every imperfection, every scar. For all those people who hate that their eyes are too close or too far. For every person who hates the sound of their voice. For every person who doesn't date by choice. For every person from pale white to deep brown. For every person who gets hand-me-downs. For every big nosed, big headed, big bodied, and big-hearted. For the departed. For all those unheard. You just have to say three words. “I am Flawless”