“Let us break the rules
Of beauty”, she whispered
In my ear.
Let us stop swathing our faces
With anti-aging,
And fairness creams
That promise to make
Our skin glow.
Let us show the world
That beauty hides
In the wrinkles on your skin,
And the half parentheses
Your lips make
When they curve upward
In a smile.
That it comes pouring out
With the sound
Of your laughter,
And that it resides
On the lips of the one
Who kisses your scars.
That beauty hides beneath
The layers of darkness
Inside your soul,
And in the stars
That burn bright
Inside your eyes.
Let us show the world
That
Beauty
Is
You.
-The Girl Lost In The Bookstore
Something simple I wrote a while back. Inspired from an old Dove add. Because, “she is beautiful who sees beauty in others.”
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Thank you. 🙂
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This is beautiful. You never lose your touch.
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Thank you so much, Andrew. 🙂
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“the one who kisses your scars …” indeed … the chosen one … without this one, we are often nothing … but scar tissue … and those eternal scars …
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You can complete all by yourself. You don’t need anyone. 🙂
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This is absolutely true and sometimes totally essential, especially when one is hurt by “the other” … you don’t want “that other” kissing the scars and doing even more damage. Sometimes another person (a third person) steps in, and when that happens, healing can be complete as well. However, you are right, all too often we must (and can) walk that lonely road to healing all alone.
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*be complete
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I quite enjoy your poetry. ^_^
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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So exquisite and haunting 🙂 Beautiful work!
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Thank you, Prajakta. 😀 I love your name!
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Lovely and truthful. We need t live ourselves for how we look, not some magazine image. I will however, keep my creams and potions; I’ll just skip the plastic surgery and Botox 🙂
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Awesome. 🙂 Thank you, Mandi. 🙂
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Beautiful!!
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Thank you. 🙂
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I just stumbled upon your blog today and it is such a gem of a find! Your words, simple yet evocative, definitely speak to the soul. 🙂 Thanks for the brilliant read!
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Hey, Grace. Thank you so much. 🙂 So glad you stopped by!
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really cant imagine some body go far …creative
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Thank you. 🙂
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Been some time since I came back here and I am not disappointed :p
Still as wonderful as ever and seriously though?
I mean who else would be inspired from a dove advertisement :p
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Haha. 😛 Thank you. 🙂
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Really beautiful poetry. I will follow your work with interest!
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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this is for sure one of the best reads I have come across.. beautifully written 🙂
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Thank you so much. 😀
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Reblogged this on Wild Bubblegum.
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Beautiful
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Thank you. 🙂
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I always loved the tagline of Jabong “Be You” which captures the essence of beauty in a wonderful way 🙂 Similarly you poem is profound 🙂
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Yes, I love their advertisements, too. Thank you. 😀
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🙂 Pleasure 🙂 Its great to hear from you 🙂 I think its been pretty long time, since I read something from you
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Yeah, I was inactive. Just came back. Will post something soon. 🙂 Btw, check your fb? I sent you a request.
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Sure 🙂 Would love to read from you 🙂 and yes I have accepted your friend request 🙂
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^_^
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🙂
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Thank you. 🙂 Sure!
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I’ve liked very much this poem (as much as some others I’ve found in your site). Congratulations!
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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Reblogged this on INVISIBLE FORMS and commented:
This is a poem I’ve come across today and liked a lot. I do not use to reblog anything (this is my first time -aside of my own sister’s posts), but I’ve felt that this author deserves to be read and recognized. Enjoy her poetry!
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Thank you so much. This completely made my day. ❤
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नमस्ते . You are most welcome. I has been my pleasure to read your poems; in fact –and if you do not mind-, I’ll share another one on my late sister’s blog, since poetry was (and still is) its main subject, and because I’m sure that she would have liked your work as much as me. It’s been a long time since I last read a short poem so beautiful and inspired as “Soul Poetry”.
A hug and all my best wishes!
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Namaste. 😀 Yes, of course. That would be an honour. Thank you very much. 🙂
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Being someone who has suffered from skin anomalies and scars for almost a decade now, this means so much to me… Your poetry blows me away! 🙂
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I’m glad you could connect with it, love. ^_^
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