*beauty*

Before you go and bash yourself
for the wrinkles at the corner of your eyes,
That ragged bump on the bridge of your nose,
And the folds of skin that appear on your stomach and hips when you least expect it
and shatter your whole world

Know that there are people
That look at you at a single glance and are astonished by the same imperfections that destroy you every time.

So believe them when they say they love your smile,
Your dark eyes that you always wished were the color of the ocean,
And the curves you despise that hug your body

Like the love you’ve always deserved to give to yourself.

No you do not look like the girl in the ad, and she does not look like you
And that difference alone makes you your own kind of beautiful.

Please embrace it.