Oh child, you are beautiful
Never let them tell you different
Even as you grow
Always know you are beautiful
You are growing now
Just like your friends
But somehow, different
Developing, as they say
And you watch them
Then see yourself
And you must begin to wonder
”Why am I so much bigger?”
But, oh child, you are beautiful
In your own pretty way
I see your friends
They are beautiful too
You may look a little different
But you are beautiful too
Never let anyone put you down
Cause you’re so pretty
You’re not runway skinny
But that shouldn’t mean a thing
Cause, oh child, you are beautiful
Never forget this message
You may be a little bigger
But there’s just more to love
Never feel inferior to them
Because she’s prettier then you
Or cause your body just isn’t “right”
For you are so pretty too
And need to know you are prefect
You are prefect as you are
Oh child, you are beautiful
But you may not see the truth
Because the images you see
Remember they are all lies
Don’t fall into that trap
Big is beautiful too
And oh child, you are beautiful
In your own pretty way
Never let them take advantage
Of your wrapped media view
Cause you are pretty too
In your own beautiful way
Oh child, hear this message
Oh child, you are beautiful
A contest entry
- Hey! YOU! LOOK HERE! by Random Goldfish.
600 points, ended November 20, 2008, 12 entries
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thanx for entering.
~Kiwi -
What a loving kind message to give someone. Well Done.
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Oh, if only all girls could read and soak in your beautiful message. This is such a lovely piece! Well done! 1,000 BRAVO's
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Lovely
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Great write an message. We are all beautiful. The older I get I realize beauty is skin deep... It's the person inside. Love your message.
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Mmm, this was good for the soul. Your presentation of the poem was excellent.
I hate mean girls and the damn media! Everyone is beautiful and I say that truthfully, more so then one can imagine.
Also trust me when I say curves are better then bones!
Thanks for entering,
Síochán leat
~Mairéad~
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This was well put together, and made a very intresting read. I like the message in your words, and the way you have formatted this poem. Well worthy of my applause!
Keep writing,
Silvos.
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Great message, well expressed.
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Wonderful
A very touching and well expressed write. Thank you for sharing.
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some wise words here! Beauty comes from withing not without!
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So true - everyone is beautiful in their own way - as the song also says.
I feel this would be easier to read if it wasn't 'one long verse', but still the message in this was good! -
Great message.
There's an old song, "Everything is Beautiful," by Ray Stevens that comes to my mind.
It says:
"everyone is beautiful, in their own way."
We all need to learn to look beyond the surface, look more deeply into others so that we can see that beauty.
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i'm pretty sure that song probably had something to do with that line, music is my driving force
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I agree, this is a message that all children, not just girls, need to know. We are all different, and all add value to the world. We can admire some people's appearance, but they may admire ours.
It is hard not to slip into cliche, "more to love" suggests a certain kind of "bigger". First impression is that this would be easier to read with some stanza breaks. It is free verse, so you could put them where they seem logical to you.
This is an important message, we are all beautiful.
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thanks for the suggestion, i'll defiantly see what i can do about stanzas in this. i put especially girls because it was written about a group of teenaged girls (specifically one), and they tend to have the most pressure on them, unfortunately
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