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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Beautiful


my beautiful daughter "Baby Mouse"

The day she started smiling
for pictures is when I knew
that she had finally begun to see
herself the way I see her

Beautiful
Perfect
Deserving

She started loving
her curly hair
her curves
herself

She stopped avoiding mirrors
and started looking in them
Now she sees, not a collection of flaws,
but a bounty of treasures

I don’t know who showed her
the beauty of herself,
but I am forever grateful