Visions Of Beauty 11/13/2023

As I look
Into the mirror
Do I see a beautiful me?
Or do I see myself
Compared to images
Created by someone else?

Tis ok to appreciate
Outward appearance
Tis ok to care
About hair
And skin health.

As long as you are willing
To take a deep look
Inside your heart
And detach from
The Ego Self.

Practicing mindfulness
Within self-reflection
Helps you understand
Who you really are
Without outer influences
And inner judgements
That distort the image
Seen in the mirror
In front of self.

Release the need
To see beauty
Only with the eyes
And begin to understand
There is more beauty
Within
Than what’s shown
Outside.

Feel the kindness
And compassion
That emanates from
Your heart
For that is the essence
Of what real beauty
Is all about.


Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author