She was only beautiful,
Because she made herself that way.
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No,
It wasn't the praise or the diamonds
He adorned her with.
Nor was it the makeup,
She so flawlessly put on.
It was the years of
S e l f     L o v e.
And
Positive pep talks.
It was the hours she put in,
Of staring into the mirror,
Turning the things she hated,
Into things she
L O V E D.
It was the tears she cried
From feeling like giving up.
It was the time she spent,
Learning about herself.
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And where were you?
The one who left her when she could not leave herself
When she so badly wanted to.
And where was your love?
When she could not love herself?
You gave
U
P
But those people who stayed,
They got to see her
Rise from her depression,
And escape the claws of her anxiety.
She smiles more now,
But you'll never see it.
You left because she was weak,
And now she is STRONG.
Her journey was
Beautiful.
And you were too scared to see it.