Courtney Dyer Poet Free verse

Real Beauty

My name isn't Barbie
I'll never be 
A supermodel
No 18 inch waist
Like Scarlet O'Hara
Skin not flawless
Many imperfections
Yet, I carry myself
As if I possess these
Traits that supposedly
Define what real beauty is

Real beauty isn't
Discovered in magazines
It isn't strutting on
The catwalk either
Beauty has no age
Beauty is not defined
By the size of a woman's
Body or chest

Real beauty isn't
Achieved through 
Starvation or from
Binging and purging
Only temporary
Beauty will result
From things that
Damage the body 
And the soul
It will never last

Beauty lies inside
Every woman
She just needs 
To learn how to
Set it free
The key to 
Unveiling 
Your own beauty
Is from learning 
How to harness your
Own unique attributes
To hypnotize all 

While physical
Attributes can
Make a woman
Appear beautiful
It is the beauty
That exists inside
Her that will 
Last forever
A loving and
Giving heart
Are the most
Beautiful 
Qualities
That a woman 
Can possess
Women need to
Love themselves
Shunning the lies
And preconceived 
Notions that the
Media portrays
To women everywhere
That beauty is defined
By a set of standards

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