Who You Are

You may be older, but that doesn't make you smarter. You may be taller, but that doesn't make you stronger. You may be prettier, but that doesn't make you kinder. You may be popular, but that doesn't make you loyal. What you look like on the outside, Doesn't reflect who you are. What you have on the inside matters, Keep your traits over looks. You can be smarter, yet younger, Shorter, yet stronger, Ugly, yet kinder, And a no one, yet more loyal. Those the traits are the things that matter, Looks aren't everything. If you can’t judge a book by its cover, Why judge people by their looks.

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Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/13/2015 5:05:00 AM

- The new year is still "just a baby" .... I welcome you to P - Soup and wish you a beautiful and peaceful new year - Hope we can share many new poems this year - You write very well, Lara - Have a great day - // Anne-Lise :)

Seth Callaghan

Date: 1/13/2015 4:01:00 AM

Great words, my friend. - SC

Matthew Anish

Date: 1/12/2015 5:51:00 PM

"What you have on the inside matters" We at poetrysoup.com have poetry inside and that makes us more important than most people. Someone said something like that to me at a Singles get together recently. Nice job! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Abdiel Rios

Date: 1/12/2015 11:32:00 AM

All those things are true

Patrick Cooper

Date: 1/12/2015 8:34:00 AM

Wonderful writing. And your thoughts are absolutely on target. Years ago when I was surviving on the mean streets of America I had an old man tell me, "Your nice wavy hair won't take you far." He was correct I was to find out in not too many years. So! To say I relate to this indepth poem is putting it mildly.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/11/2015 11:26:00 AM

Lara, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun in this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST in hopes it inspires you in some way. I will enjoy following you and your poetry:) This is a great way to start the New Year. Lucky Us, To Have you. Enjoy 2015, with New Poet Friends! @-> LINDA <-@

Bonnie Hollywood-Cutts

Date: 1/11/2015 9:04:00 AM

very nicely done. You hit it straight on. but many people will never realize that. I learned as a child to work on the me inside not of the flesh. My inner beauty is what matters. It is who I am in life the visual parts of me and the actions that sometimes follow are what I am to and in this world. I found I had to live in this world but not for it or with it Great poem....... My favorite on here so far