Our Perception

i received by "100 most beautiful"
People Magazine yesterday, which i
have always enjoyed, i love to
see who is the most "beautiful"
i look at the pictures in awe of
the outward beauty these people
were blessed with

as i flip thru the pictures i
wonder who picks these people
as the most beautiful, and why is
it the outward beauty that counts?

are all these people really beautiful?

should we not take into consideration
the makeup, the photo editing, the
expensive clothes and the hundred's
of pictures they took before they
chose just one?

kate hudson, cute yes, beautiful?
rumor wilson, cute?, beautiful?
sarah silverman, no comment!

well heck, if they can all be considered
beautiful, then why can't i? if i
had access to a makeup artist, a stylist,
a expert photographer, would i not look
as beautiful as they?

you betcha!

its all in the perception, it is
what they make you look like, it is
how they distort who you are and
who they want you to be

when i see oprah, in all her worldly
clothes, her hair so spectacular, her
face donned with makeup, do i think
she is fulfilled with outward beauty,
well yes, as that is what they want
me to see, but is she really?

to me, beautiful should be judged
on what is on the inside, the outward
should have no bearing!

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