embrace the face

i have to tell you

i thought twice upon my decision in participating in this

FTLOB linky party

"embrace the face"

only because it is hard to share with the world

of all my insecurities that i keep quietly well hidden to myself

but

honestly

i have to "face" it

 because

it is who i am

and i shouldn't hide my flaws from the world

instead i should do the total opposite

that is to embrace them

because they are what make me,

well.. me

so with that said

i am going to embrace my face

and i hope that i inspire you to do the same

not only today

but each and every day you look into the mirror warhead facing you

because we are all beautifully uniquely made

i believe we were all individually molded carefully in a special way

by the hands of

God

He is the greatest artist of all

He painted his canvas well

and spent each minute worth while creating each masterpiece

making sure it was to

the best of his ability

..every detail..

..every line..

so who are we to question his great work?

i honestly don't have any horror stories from grade school

that would implement reasons to my "beauty scars" that i bestow upon myself

although i have always been my worst enemy in that aspect of life

and i think we all are

don't you think?

i use my hair as a veil to hide my ears because to me

they have always been like that of dumbo

but in truth

my ears are beautiful

garrett tells me so

he even moves my hair behind my ears when he gets the chance

i have trained my smile to hide my upper laterals because to me

they protrude although others would say i have the most beautiful smile they have ever seen

and in truth

they are right

my smile could run a mile and my laugh lines embrace the race

there is nothing wrong with my big toe

i ridicule it often

but it isn't so bad

each freckle on my nose are the salt and pepper seasonings

that sprinkle beauty upon my canvas

and how many people can say

they have two freckles on their neck

that resemble a perfect snake bite?

God knew that i would someday share his love for the stars

so He blessed me with the little dipper freckles

below my chest

to which i often connect the dots to and treat

as my own personal

 constellation of outer beauty

my eyes are the perfect shade of blue

for me

because they are the same blue interwined with strides of gold

of that like my daddys

they are a keepsake that i will always have

and i will always see him through them as well

my nose shares the same curvature as my mothers

but it also ends with the same roundness tip of the nose as my daddys

this is me

yet there is so much more to me than my face

my beauty lies within

it is in my heart

it is true that i am a poet at heart

my strong will

my sweet spirit

my careful thoughts that i like to share with the world

my wonder

it is in fact

my true beauty

" beauty lies within"