Beautiful

When I have my daughter she’ll know

She won’t contemplate

Or be confused

She won’t question

Or fear she’ll lose

She’ll know

That she’s beautiful like a clear sky on a sunny day

Prayed for after nights and days of monsoons

And hurricanes

She’ll know that her worth is more than rain after a drought

And a meal after a long day of work

She will cause heads to turns

And eyes to wonder

She won’t feel any remorse for her lively curls or her voice of thunder

She’ll understand her value

Insecurities will seem like the sun rising west and setting East

And she’ll never forget

That her beauty is not to be kept inside

Or shy from those who don’t empathize

She’ll believe she’s so beautiful that she shines through others

That her smile creates happiness

She’ll know that she’s fabulous

She’ll be the beauty that helps bring change

The beauty that takes pain away

She’ll know peace

And speak harmony

She’ll be the butterflies stained in our memories

She won’t be confused about who she should be

She’ll know everything she does will set her up for who she wants to be

My daughter will be beautiful

No one will convince her otherwise

Her beauty will be on the outside and the inside

She won’t be made to feel small

Or threatened by others looks

She’ll understand her emotions

Accept them

And work on herself from within

She’ll never doubt her beauty

She’ll know she’s worth everything

My daughter will not be confused

Or have fear that she’ll lose

My daughter will be beautiful

And she’ll have nothing to prove

- [ Shemya Wilson]