April 3, 2012

I Am Beautiful

From Incarcerated Poetry: Intriguing Words Of Conviction! by David Pannell (author's profile)

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'I Am Beautiful' 3-23-12
I Am Beautiful...
...beyond the hue of my skin--
the length of my hair,
the color of my eyes,
the shape of my nose,
the beauty of my smile,
the fullness of my lips
the brightness of my teeth.
I am beautiful because I am me!
I am strong, independent, gifted, educated, intelligent, better-
mined, ambitious and supportive of family and man.
I am beautiful because I am a creation of God.
I am the origin of beauty.
I am the beginning and ending of life.
I am beautiful because I said I am!
I am more than the size of my breast-
the contour of my hips
the definition of my buttocks,
the sexiness of my legs,
the weight that I may carry.
I am beautiful from within the depth of my being.
I am beautiful beyond the thought of your shallow standards-
the belief of your thoughts,
or whatever you may like or desire.
I am beautiful beyond words of expression.
I don't need your approval-
and I don't care what you think,
or how you may feel or believe.
I won't dye my hair-
wear someone's else,
color my eyes,
paint my face,
or expose my body
I am beautiful inside and out!
Clothes doesn't define me or design me.
I am beautiful with a capital 'B!"
BEAUTIFUL!!!
I am beautiful just the way I am and I love me!
I Am Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Oh, so Beautiful!
I Am Beautiful!
Yes, I!
I am Beautiful!!!

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taylorluker1 Posted 11 years, 11 months ago. ✓ Mailed 11 years, 11 months ago   Favorite
And you're beautiful because your writing is GORGEOUS, both the words and the letters (physical writing!

BFly Posted 11 years, 3 months ago. ✓ Mailed 11 years, 3 months ago   Favorite
King Dawud
The King Of All Kings
Brooklyn's Finest Poet

My heart smiled seeing your work on the Internet.

Sincerely,
BF

bluelotus Posted 10 years, 11 months ago. ✓ Mailed 10 years, 11 months ago   Favorite
Wow, that poem is beautiful! And powerful! I actually love reading handwritten poems because you can get the energy of the poet so much better than in a typed poem! I am feeling your poetry, so please keep posting...your art is inspiring :)

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