Something We All Possess/Alejandrina Ross

So fair and elegant with her porcelain skin 
When she begins to grin 
Her cheeks get so high and defined 
Higher than the sky, and I think in my mind
Of her eyes like the ocean blue,
I wish that I had those too

Her lips are full and rosy pink 
From them come praises and the brilliant thoughts that she thinks
She is gentle, loving, and always has the best things to say
She has the best style from the clothes of yesterday

Her beauty shines from the inside out
Is it all real? I have some doubt
But either way, people love her
She seems like a woman to be praised 

As I sit here in my comparison daze,
Wishing I could just get part of her beauty and grace,
I see the look on my own face
The look that says I am worth more
The look that says I am something to be adored

I don’t have the clothes or the hair
The beautiful blue eyes or the skin so fair
I may not vocalize the way that I think 
Or have lips quite as pink
My cheeks may be round
And my words not as profound

I might not have her fame
But I am sick and tired of playing this game
Because I too have a loving soul
I too am something to behold 
Not because of these silly things of which I am speaking,
But because of the One who gives my life meaning

From the inside out my beauty also spurs
Though it may be different than hers
It is still beauty nonetheless
And beauty is something that we all possess

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