If You Could See Your Beauty
Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2011
by Sydney Harrell
If you were half as kind to yourself as you are to ot
Perhaps you could stand tall
And if you didn't judge yourself with other people's eyes
Perhaps you wouldn't feel, and then appear, so small.
If you loved yourself with unconditional love
And saw the beauty of your being
In your reflection you'd feel like there's something to be proud of
And something so very much worth seeing.
If you didn't let another's thoughts
Overshadow your own
Perhaps you'd find the acceptance you've sought
And find the perfect in yourself that you'd left unknown.
If you would carve your body with your heart
And not other people's eyes
You'd stop picking your beauty apart
And realize that those people bring about their own demise.
If you could see the beauty of being an imperfect human
Creative in your own way
Your body, heart and mind could get along like crewman
And there wouldn't be a single part of yourself that you'd be afraid to display.
Beauty comes in every shape, color and size
And each and every one is perfect and pure
Every time you criticize yourself a part of you dies
You, my dear human, deserve to be secure.
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More commentsVery nice Sydney, the world could use many more like you. Have a beautiful day..and night.:-)Aww thanks David, I feel the exact same way about you!
Deep words. Expression rocks!Thanks Sid, I appreciate it and I agree, I really enjoyed writing this!
Hi Sydney. What a beautiful poem. But I do think a healthy dose of self examination and positive correction when needed also assists in adding to the beauty of who we are ( this is true for me, at least.) You shared so wonderfully not to let others dictate our actives and feelings toward ourselves. Excellent. Blessings to you! TeresaThanks Teresa, I really appreciate it, and I agree completely, I think we should all love ourselves because we're all unique in our own way
Very beautiful poem Sydney...Keep entertaining...Thanks for posting it...Thanks, I really appreciate it! I hope I'll get inspired to write more soon
Well said Sydney. Thanks for sharing it with us.Thanks Brianna, and thank you for commenting! You guys are the reason I enjoy writing them so much
Sydney you have so much insight, it's always such a pleasure to read anything you write. This is just beautiful :)Thanks Jennifer, I really appreciate that! I feel the same way about you. All of your writings are both thought provoking and inspiring
Hi Sydney.If only people would see whats on the inside and look beyond the wrapping.Unfortunately society thinks and tells us different,we must be this size, we must look like this,we must ware this etc. what ever happened to this is me,this is who I am.Dave
Thanks Dave, I agree. We're told what to look like, how to act, etc, instead of encouraged to be ourselves. We should all be proud of who we are.
Thanks so much for commenting,
-Sydney
Beautiful! What an inspirational poem to get through the day!
Hi Sydney.Lovely poem. And great advice to boot. Thanks so much for this.Hugs,Dianne
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