HELLO BEAUTIFUL

hello beautiful

who you looking at like that?

hello beautiful

i don’t know why you keep looking at me like that

girl, i don’t know why you don’t just let the corners of your mouth curl up

and point to the sky

who you looking at with those old ugly eyes

Ttyin to tell me those old ugly little lies

about how we not pretty enough

about how our features are too strong or rough

i swear you need to get your eyes checked

because every day here you come again with the same old mess

about how she looks better and how you like her hair

don’t you think she’s thinking the same thing when she looks in the mirror

yeah i know blah blah blah i heard it all before

you know we don’t like our nose our eyes our cheekbones or our lips for sure

don’t even get me started on the pimples and blackheads

and how you wish mom would give us proactive like the other kids

and then my skin will look better and everybody will say how cute i am

but snap out of it, snap out of it

when did hating our gifts become part of the plan

you think you wanna be like her

but she’s just doing what she saw someone else do

the flyest thing of all is just you being you

so just smile because you can’t be number two

because there’s only one you

so let’s make a pact and agree

that when we look in the mirror from now on you’ll be amazed

at all the beauty you see

i want you to see your face as a priceless jewel

a full sunflower, a peach blossom in bloom

i want you to see the marks of beauty that make us unique

gaze at your features, draw your fingers down our cheeks

see the rainbows that are my eyebrows

right over the roses that are my eyes

in the middle of my carnation lily cheeks is my lotus flower of a nose

and my mouth is as beautiful as jasmine and ginger

and when i smile you notice that i no longer have two lips

but rather tulips, orchids and daisies

i know seeing you this way the first time is amazing

but we in this together girl, me and you

and if you forever see the beauty in me

i’ll forever show the beauty in you

so when you look at me i want you to see your bestie

i want you to smile and want to take a selfie

so when you greet me tomorrow morning and you say

hello beautiful i won’t be surprised

i just know now she knows the beautiful flower she is

on the inside