I Am Not Beautiful

I am not beautiful. 
I have never been a Freshman Queen; 
never worn a beauty pageant crown. 
I know I would never turn any heads 
if I were to go out on the town. 

I am no fashion model. 
I could never grace the pages of Vogue; 
no cosmetics firm would hire me, 
and I would never be the leading lady 
for some motion picture company. 

I have never seen a ravishing beauty 
in the reflection in my mirror, 
just an ordinary woman 
looking back at me from there. 
I am just me. 

But when I look into your eyes and see 
what you see when you look at my face, 
and when you say that I am beautiful 
I do believe that is the case. 
I am beautiful! 


                      february 2002

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