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Please Don't Call Me Beautiful “You look beautiful!” “Thank you, I dressed up/put on makeup/did my hair” ‘ “Beautiful picture!” “Thank you, it was a wonderful moment/story/experience” . “You’re beautiful” Based on? . Please don’t call me beautiful If you have not really seen me. Or if you have not seen me red-faced and splotchy from exertion, but still smiling Or if you have not seen me unplucked, unpolished Dressed in a holey comfy shirt Maybe with pants, maybe not With eyebrows so light they are unseen. Do not call me beautiful If you have not heard my breath catch With fear With shock With pain With joy With desire Do not call me beautiful If you have not witnessed me rendered speechless Or if you don’t know why that is something remarkable Or if you have not read my writing and wondered more Or if you have not seen me clap my hands over my mouth to stop an outburst While my eyes give me away Do not call me beautiful If you have not seen me smile at someone just because we made eye contact Or if you have not sensed how I light up if I have made you laugh Or if you have not spent time wallowing in my thought process Enjoying how my mind works Even if we disagree Or if you have not seen me handle a difficult person or situation. Whether it is successful handling or not. Or if you have not said “Here comes sanita, its on!” and grabbed a figurative bowl of popcorn Do not call me beautiful If you have not sincerely thought of me as kind Or if you have not watched me hold my ground Or if you have not witnessed how I handle setbacks Or if you think I do not feel pain, even if I stay on my feet Or if you don’t know how much I cherish my mom. Or if you don’t know why . When you have truly seen me When you have felt me When you know who I am When you have understood me When you have accepted me and my flaws When you know there is more to know about me If you call me beautiful I will appreciate it It will be deep I will believe it. I will feel it. “Thank you” --sanita 4/27/16 |
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