Genuine Beauty

Sometimes I wonder
If I really am beautiful
If I look like one of the celebrities
If my Face is even worth looking at

Do I really have that perfect smile?
Is there anyone out there who thinks I’m beautiful?
What if I’m an invisible force in this earth that nobody recognizes?

Is my voice beautiful?
Is there anyone out there who thinks I’m lovely?
Is my skin stained with the dust from Africa?
Are my shoes pretty?


But, as I thought this over
A tender and soft voice within me told me that:
Beauty is not about how your face looks,
It’s not about popularity,
It’s not about your shoes,
And it definitely is not about your skin color.


Beauty is about how you feel about yourself
It’s about the character within you,
It’s about avoiding jealousy, overcoming ignorance
And building confidence and personality,
It’s about what you are and not what you have,
And most of all true beauty is about believing that you can move mountains!

***My first ever poem written in my English 10 class.