I Know That I am Beautiful

I know that I am beautiful

I know

That I am

Beautiful.

I don’t have to do a photo shoot

Hair hat

Maximum makeup

And minimum truth

Post pictures on the net so the men can drool

My private parts on show, public as a mall’s bathroom

No.

Know.

I know that I am

Timeless. A timeless beauty even when I lose my youth

Even when my heart is bruised

Through pains of childbirth or when lighthearted and amused

My beauty shows growth

And you should photo shop your ugly approach

And not assume or presume that you know

Anything about me

Or my moment of life

It would be my onus to give of my time

My energy now a cool, quenching blessing to your life

My entity like wine, gives warm feelings and a slight high inside

Inside – my strength is a locked treasure chest

I cultivate my virtues and resist mental weakness

So should there ever come a time that I am not told

I can check inside myself for my beauty and know

And therefore if a man says so to me, all he will get is thanks

There are no words to spark my vanity and magically unzip my pants

I choose my companions carefully I consider myself

I do not try to change or trap men – I consider my health

I take the necessary steps to inward bliss

My glow will never be dull

My mind believes this

I have achieved it

I know.

I am.

Beautiful.

Selena Dodson 2010