SEE ME
You see me
Barely five feet tall
Dark frizz sticks on my head
A bridge connects my brows
Fuzz covers my breasts
Hairs line the rolls of my stomach
And bristles hide in my armpits
To you
I am an ugly woman
My hair does not cover my breasts
Like a gentle waterfall
My body is not smooth
Like enveloping satin
My legs are not long
Like the ones you lust for
Yet you do not see
My dark eyes
Richer
Than chocolate
Warm
Like cinnamon
Framed by thousands
Of long lashes
Darker than midnight
Look at them in the sun!
Brighter than amber
Pure shades of honey
And see how they shine
Brighter than any star
In the night
You yearn to drown
In eyes that are
The color of the sea
Yet the eyes you say
Are the colors of waste
Are the sunlight in the forest
That whispers
The world to life
Kiss my lips
And taste
The life
Stirring within
And know
I am a beautiful woman
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My name is Mikayla Elmashnni. I am an American citizen, but my ethnicity is middle eastern. My father is of Jordanian descent, and my mother is Chaldean, the indigenous race of Iraq. My favorite hobbies are writing and reading, and I aspire to be a published writer or poet someday. I write about the pain I've experienced in my own life, racism and social injustice, my love for travel, and magic. I hope the poem I've submitted for this scholarship resonates with women about the racism and self-esteem issues that they have faced.
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