Beauty's Plea

Beauty is in everyone. Beauty knows that she is in everyone. My sister performed this in her school poetry slam and won first place in the entire school!

Beauty Cries

To the young girl playing princess,

To the teen girl scrutinizing the reflection.

To the mom who weeps at a morphed form.

To the one in the wheelchair…

To the book worm…

To everyone.

        “LOOK AT ME!”

        “can’t you see me?”

“you say that you want me…

you say that you DESERVE me.

but how can you when you expect me to constantly become something i can’t be?

I give you myself, throw myself at you

yet you reject me, refuse me, and trash me.

        I WANT TO BE SEEN

        I, BEAUTY, WANT TO BE SEEN!

seen in the blood of a scratch

seen in the teary mascara

seen in the sweat on your brow.

        I AM BEAUTY AND I’M TELLING YOU

        IT’S ALL SO… beautiful.

        you can break

        you can crumble

        you can bleed

                    THAT is so beautiful

                    your imperfections and faults that make you…

                    the only you… so beautiful.

        you heal

        you build

        you feel

This is real beauty.

in good, in bad, in real, in fake. pretty and plain.”

Beauty screams...

        “LOOK AT ME!”

        “can’t you see me?”

Author's Note

I'm interested to see what y'all have to say!