Embrace the Real You, a Poem

Embrace the Real You

They tell me to wear makeup

but I won't

they tell me I won't look beautiful without it

but I feel beautiful without it

I feel beautiful within me

They tell me to show some skin

that it will make me look beautiful

but I won't show some skin

I'll let my mind show my beauty

They tell me to have a certain shape, size and color

that those few things will make me beautiful

but I will love every curve and every inch of my body

I will love the sound of my voice

when no one else will

They tell you

that you should be soft and quiet

but I will let my laughter be loud

and fill the whole room

They tell me to sit still and be proper

but I will run and stumble

and won't worry about a little dirt

Loving myself

is what will make me beautiful

Loving the differences

in every person

is what makes you beautiful

what makes the other person

feel beautiful

You do what you want

show some skin or not

wear some make up or not

You do you and be beautiful
because you are beautiful.

Love,

Fida

Comments

Morgan Dragonwillow said…

Lovely poem, Fida. Laugh loud, wear what you want, be you! Awesome! Thanks for playing along with Poets on the Page!

January 10, 2016 at 11:24 PM

payal agarwal said…

Be yourself! Beautiful poem. :)

January 10, 2016 at 11:53 PM

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