Longing for Beauty

Our reflection is sometimes skewed, but when you look to Him, you will truly see who you we're meant to be

I look in the mirror, and what do I see?

I see a girl with so much insecurity.

I look in the mirror, and what do I see?

I see a girl that wonders if there's beauty in her physicallity.

 

I look in the mirror, and what do I see?

I see a girl who longs to be lovely and free

and be loved

unconditionally.

 

I look in the mirror, and what do I see?

I see a girl that wants to be loved just as she is and

not what she sees on TV.

I look in the mirror, and what do I see?

I see a girl believing the voice

of society.

 

I look in the mirror, and what do I see?

Clearly, there must be more to me..

after all God created me in His image..

that means that I am of Jesus's lineage.

Where my inner beauty is what he cares about the most

and the closer I get to Him

the more my beauty will come forth.

 

I look in the mirror and what do I see?

a mirror thats smokey with lies

from the one that was perfect in sight

'till the day he looked at himself

and thought he could be greater in might,

letting pride enter his heart and

had to depart from Gods sight.

 

So, I look in the mirror, and what do I see?

I see a child of the Almighty

with unfading eternal beauty and a

 spirit of humility..

Longing for this kind of beauty

is of great worth in His sight.

9/25/08

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Author's Note

I wrote this through the eyes of a young girl, who is seeing herself through her flesh and through the eyes of God.. beautiful in His sight.

Reviews

[bluessadmood]

when i see a woman ,its the heart,the care she shows ,humility,tenderness,really will take my mind,the intellect how smart,she knows what to ask ,soul tells of beauty ,so much beauty that shows in face moves,depth of feeling in the eyes ,tense deep as the sea,eyes that tells everything,eyes that shows magic,tells of living through all life heartaches,tells me i know ,i know what it feels tells me if you touch me ,my skin is so smooth and tender and loving it all belongs to you,tells me i am so vulnerable ,i dream ,i am weak inside ,so we have to share ,i feel for you ,insecure i am, i am pretty only if you see me pretty ,i am loved if will you ever love me ,i would like you to love me ,so i feel safe and happy ,i am yours ,wholly so take me,i am beautiful only if you taste me,i am wonderful ,if i could have you,i am nothing without you ,please tell me i am beautiful ,only then ,i will feel so pretty,so please ,please love me and take me ,i am humbly yours,and i say you are really nice and lovely,oh how wonderful you are,wonderful write ,i could go on forever telling my thoughts ,for its the writing thats great

[Kiara]

truly inspiring : )
i took this piece into consideration
and i am glad i have read it
only because you have
helped me realize i am
"a child of the almighty, with
unfading eternal beauty and a spirit
of humility" thank you for sharing such a wonderful piece! -arabella

[TL Boehm]

This is anthemic. It should be read and internalized by so many young women. Bravo.

[Forest Green]

What a beautiful testament of faith...

Inspiring and filled with the confidence of a bright hereafter.

Very nice...!

Daniel

[Mr. Lopez]

Physical beauty will fade but the beauty of self comes from within. That kind of beauty is hard to come by and any smart person can see through any and all physical flaws. What makes a woman beautiful to me starts in her heart. A woman with integrity and an honest heart are far more attractive then a pretty smile and bedroom eyes. The media paints a picture of perfection but when you look in the mirror you will see the real perfection in Gods creation of you. Nice to have you back.

Mr.Lopez

[J. Hampton]

I love it...!
Excellent job bringing around the initial reflection in the last stanza
.... on spiritually enlightened note.

Yes ...."self" an "pride" ...came before the original "fall"
we are wonerfully made...in the image of God !

You are gorgeous in God Ma ! .....in the natural as well :)

Blessssssssssss

[justjenn_2u]

You are beautiful and so are your words! You always make me smile! How uplifting this poem is. You always rock! Way to go!

[Legion]

physicallity - is that a word?

A lovely write. Yea, that mirror lies if we look at it through the deception of our own pride. God holds the true reflection of what we are. Kudos. :)

Oh, I'm not sure that 5th stanza fits the rest of the poem. Seems you are talking about one's self in the rest of the poem and then about someone else in that stanza. May be I missed the interpretation of it. Don't know. Just doesn't feel right with the rest of it.

[AK]

I look in the mirror and wonder why God continues to deal with my shenanigans...