The Answer

Beauty is

Watering the bud of truth inside

Letting my petals peel back

To reveal my true self

Having me blossom into

A wondrous thing

Letting my kindness and love

Overcome your senses

Drawing you to me like bees to honey.

Come take from me

For I have so much to give

Beauty is

Rising from the ashes

Of this former outside shell

Burnt away from me by

The radiant clarity

Of my lucid reflection

Looking at myself

At the earthly mirror-me

And being able to say the words

“You are beautiful”

Beauty is

Not characterized by

The shape of my face

The curve of my hip

The cinch of my waist

The size of my feet

But rather by

The shape of my smile

Let it bring you joy

The size of my heart

Let it help you to shine