Beautiful Me

Thank you, you, & you for showing me exactly who I don't want to be;
I've suffered through inner conflicts that distorted beautiful me.

Your eyes can't judge me anymore because I've grown into my own skin,
Why was I so concerned- answering that, where do I begin?

But  what I know is I've found inner strength and have found this inner will;
Life is full of ups & downs, a climb uphill.

But to the top I go, overcoming many fears,
I have learned so much from negativity & grew strong after all the tears.
I used to beat myself up for not having realized who I am over the years.

But I stand strong now, appreciating all life's lessons;
I sit here now and I count all my blessings.

A humble heart, a growing mind, friends who keep the child inside me alive;
Family that without them I could not survive.

The world is in the palm of my hands, as I hope I don't drop the ball;
I am determined for better things after all.

I don't need hate, violence, or greed. Or lies, deceit and facades;
What I need live, breathe is this great life I can control over and I don't feel at odds...

With myself because I am Me!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful me.

Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot, qui l'admire."

{ One fool always finds a bigger fool, who admires him. }

-Boileau

"Imagination is what providence uses to take men captive in actuality, in existence, in order to get them far enough out, or within, or down into existence. And when imagination has helped them get as far out as they should be - then actuality genuinely begins."

-Soren Kierkegaard