Don’t tell me that I’m beautiful because exteriors no longer mean anything to me.
Don’t tell me that I’m beautiful because when looking at a portrait I see an individual’s internal being in the foreground and outer being in the background.
Don’t tell me that I’m beautiful because every day I compliment my free spirit.
Don’t tell me that I’m beautiful, for I’m worth more than my packaging.
When you open up a present, do you waste time staring at the exterior?
I bet you can barely contain your curiosity to discover what is held within.
Why don’t you have the same attitude towards me as you do towards a present?
Instead of wasting your time on those two simple words, “You’re beautiful,” tell me about what characteristics you find extraordinary in me.
Do you like how even in the mess of this world I found a reason to smile and continue on living?
Do you like how I face each day, like a new battle with my armor on, ready to fight?
Do you like how I turned these broken pieces into art?
Do you like how I believe beauty can be found anywhere?
Do you like my crazy obsession for my favorite TV show?
Do you like my love for encouragement and authenticity?
Do you like my refusal to ever be wrong?
Do you like my determination to never stop striving to better myself?
Do you like how my biggest accomplishment in a day can be cleaning the dishes?
Do you like how the state of my room displays the state of my mind?
Do you like how I flap my arms like wings when I feel the gusts of the wind?
Do you like how I truly love myself for whom I am today?
Enough about me; these are the things I like about you.
Maybe they’ll help you to better understand the beauty that’s hidden underneath the skin.
The beauty of the blind; the beauty that actually matters.
The true definition of beautiful, which is the interworking of the soul not the outer looking of the body.
I like how with you I can finally show my skin who I really am.
I like how with you I feel like a kid again with no worries in the world – just pure joy
I like how with you my light has taken a step out of the shadows.
I like how with you I’m not afraid of being authentic.
I like how you trust me with all your being.
I like how you believe in me and don’t judge my failures.
I like how you share your dreams with me.
I like how you tell me things you’ve never told anyone before.
I like how you’ve honestly made me the happiest I’ve ever been.
I like how you’ve made me stop seeing brokenness as shattered pieces.
I like how you picked up your pieces and rebuilt yourself into the person you are today.
I like how you made me want to never again give up on love again.
I hope you now know my true worth.
I hope you now know to compliment me on the things that really matter.
I hope you now know that I want the beginning of each future compliment to start with, “I like how you.”
I hope you now know what truly makes me beautiful, and that’s my soul.
