The way your eyes reflect in the mirror,
The way your jawline defines the side of your face,
The way your hair makes its home around your face,
Is beautiful.
The way your eyebrows sit uniquely at the top of your face,
The way your lashes fold to meet your eyelids,
The way your face glows differently when you get a new hairstyle,
The way every part of you makes this one, beautiful whole,
Is the most beautiful thing in the world.
How your eyes flicker when you see something you love,
The way your heart melts when you read something affirming,
The way you leave a smirk on the side of your cheek when something warms your heart or makes perfect sense,
Every way you evolve as you journey through this thing called Life,
The way you carry yourself so well on your not-so-good days,
The way you rise, even after you've hit rock bottom countless times,
Is absolutely beautiful.
The way you feel emotions deeply, with your entire being feeling their entirety,
The way joy rushes through your bones when you listen to that song that means so much to you, after a long time,
Or when you witness the creativity that flows from within you while admiring your handiwork,
The way you are consistent in the pursuit of your dreams and goals
And, Oh! The way you love,
Like the way your heart cheers for others when they win,
Is breathtakingly beautiful.
The way each of your outfits expresses a unique aspect of your personality,
The way you wear confidence so well,
The way your smile changes the atmosphere of a room,
The way you carry so much life with you in every moment,
The way your face lights up when you do or talk about something you love,
And, Oh! The way your experiences, when wrapped up like a present to the world, tell a beautiful story,
Is just so beautiful.
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In your imperfections,
Within all your scars and blemishes,
A foundation of beauty is found.
You are beautiful with no makeup on,
And, Oh! When you put in that extra effort,
You create magic!
You show the world a glimpse of the beauty that lies within you,
You embody beauty, despite your imperfections.
When I see you, all I can say is damn!
Because you possess an undeniable beauty.
There is beauty in the smallest things about you:
In the way your heart pulls itself toward happiness,
In the way your soul’s complexities are revealed in every conversation with you,
In the way you speak,
In the way you take up space,
In the way you make a home within yourself,
And in the way your mind comprehends.
The next time you look in the mirror,
Look into the eyes that stare back at you.
As you do, I hope you take a long look at yourself and you see the beauty that you possess.
I hope you see that you are a gift to the world,
And that you realize that you are worthy of everything.
