Beauty

Beauty is

Not hiding being a thick mask

A thick layer that is not you.

Beauty is

Not wanting to be someone's doll

Someone's plaything

We are not here for decoration.

Beauty is knowing what you want

And not being afraid to get it

And not caring what's trending because we are not trending

Women are not trends

Beauty is not the stereotype

Beauty is intelligence and talent

Being good at what you love

Loving what you are good at

Branching out and trying new things

And always giving it your best shot

Not making it a joke.

Beauty is how you are to other people,

Especially other women.

Why turn on each other

When we're all we have?

QueenBee

VT

14 years old

More by QueenBee

  • Band room

    Chairs

    straightbacked for posture perfection

    in neat rows

    arranged up each step of the staggered blue-carpeted levels

     

    sneakers and boots rooted

    to the tiled floor

    gray speckled white

  • "Holiday spirit"

    Everyone's playing Christmas music

    Christmas movies

    break is in two weeks

    we're already preparing our favorite meals.

    And I'm lost.

    Not good lost,

    not lost in the holiday cheer -

    I'm just depressed.

  • Hopelessly

    I've never understood the phrase

    hopelessly in love.

    It's in all the books,

    it's on TV.

    Characters meet their special someone and bam

    they're free falling

    but they have their safety nets