GLAMOUR

the mirror haunts her
reflects scars
that are not yet visible
peering into depths
not yet reached
but forseeing destruction
of a beautiful face
a beautiful mind
a beautiful self-image
because the mirror
reflects her soul

the glare masks grace
and highlights imperfection
hair lacks luster
eyes don't sparkle
body mass morphs
but all the while
the prominence
of her tears
cannot be cloaked

she believes not
within herself
that true beauty
is innate
because the exterior
is all that lights her way
and she can see nothing
beneath the veil
of what the world
judges her by

armed with images
and articles
on what is beautiful
she shifts shapes
in order to make
what stares back at her
a visual clone
of the person looking up
from the cover of a magazine
never realizing
that she will always
be more beautiful
than any airbrushed
representation
of a young woman
for she is real...

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Had no idea I'd won this. I really didn't even pay it attention. Thanks TVA.

I TOLD YOU! FRICKIN GENIUS!!! I LOVE YOU

You poems always touch me, but this one was just so inspiring for women and young ladies and even males. In today's society there is such a high emphasis placed on outer beuty alone..but wise people know that the outer is nothing in comparison to the inner. Ever see a woman who is not text book beauty, but she just glows, radiates like the sun, she hold the ultimate power, she loves herself, and therefore people gravitate to her aura. I hope your sis got the message and I pray that she can see past the garbage the world feeds. CONGRATS!!!!