Enduring Substance Over Observable Form

Beauty is the broken, the damaged
Beauty is the scarred, the tried and tested
Give me all your flaws
Give me all your trauma
Show me what you've been through
And the strength that pushed you forward
A sheltered life has felt no true conflict
Unaware of the full scope of emotions
For that is true beauty
The wisdom of pure darkness and light
And all in between
The spectrum of experience
Happiness and struggle
Pain and love
Show me your cuts, your bruises
The stinging sharpness of where your memories burn
To smile and have lived through so much
Is a miracle so exquisite
Like a living symbol of all there is and could be
A complete capacity for empathy
The knowledge to relate and connect to all emotive consciousness
For true beauty comes from the heart and soul
The deepness from within
The lessons learned that have made us who we are
Beauty is the power to endure