Flawless: Perfected Imperfections

We've all got a story

We've all got scars

Some are still struggling

Others have come far

The battled wounds remind me

of the places that I've been

Some days were great victories

On others there were no wins

I use to loathe the girl looking back

It was like my reflection was free

and I was the one trapped

Blemishes and marks we can easily hide

But we can't powder up how we feel inside

There was beauty in magazines

billboards, and on the screens

But still I could not see the beauty in me

It wasn't until my wallet was empty

But my mind was filled

It wasn't until my make up ran out

and yet strangers gazed still

It wasn't until the day I worked my hardest

that I started to see the strength and beauty

in the eyes of the reflection staring back at me

I am flawless

I may not have woken up this way

But I work for it everyday

I've earned it

By striving to become the embodiedment of women I've always admired

On days I felt like giving up

I've pushed myself one step at a time

I've praised the refelctions of other women

Well, it's time to praise mine.