{"id":12863,"date":"2018-01-02T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T05:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak?p=12863"},"modified":"2018-01-03T16:06:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T10:36:47","slug":"beauty-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/beauty-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BEAUTY"},"content":{"rendered":"

And all my life I\u2019ve lived alone.<\/p>\n

What it means to be beautiful, I\u2019ve never known.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had partners but I pushed them all away,<\/p>\n

My sense of ugliness was like a fort to keep love at bay.<\/p>\n

Now, at fifty three, I take marriage vows again.<\/p>\n

Love can kiss wrinkles, scars and sagging breasts.<\/p>\n

Years have built my courage, and now I know.<\/p>\n

Of being rejected, I fear no more.<\/p>\n

And when we hold hands and walk on the beach,<\/p>\n

Him wanting me to be forever within his reach,<\/p>\n

When his rough fingers caress my ragged skin<\/p>\n

I know, of love and beauty, love did win.<\/p>\n

I look back with regret at all the years I spent<\/p>\n

Crying over my disfigured nose, stretch marks and fat legs.<\/p>\n

Oh! Why did I give it no thought?<\/p>\n

That self-love, truly, is the greatest love of all.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll feel only so much worth, as you give to yourself<\/p>\n

\u2018Cause darling, nothing is sexier than confidence!<\/p>\n

This post was originally published under this <\/a>month, it is being republished for the anniversary issue.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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