Under My Skin

Under My Skin...
Written March 9, 2011; dedicated to all girls


Under my skin, there is beauty within
I promise it's there, you just have to look in
Inside, I'm vibrant, alive, so real
If only my looks could express how I feel
I'd be more accepted, more loved, more wanted
But it's by their expectations I'm constantly haunted
They tell me to lose weight, they tell me to be fake
They tell my that my birth was just one big mistake
I'm tired of their voices, I'm tired of their lies
I bet they'd be nicer if they saw it through my eyes
I'll turn off the TV, and close the magazine
I'm done with pretending that's who I have to be
This is me, this is who I am
This is who I'll be from now till the end
A size 2, 4, 6, 28
I'm routing for love, and no more hate
My body is beautiful, and so is my soul
this is my life; I'm in control


If this is you, stop in your tracks 
leave that behind and never look back
There's no better you than the person you are
A gorgeous girl, with a beautiful heart
It's time to push aside what they demand
It's time for all girls to take a stand
Skinny, fat, short, and tall
are all different shades of beauty for us all
Enough with the lies of that's who we have to be
We're not Top Model,  
or the girls on Seventeen
We're better, we're stronger, 
we're our own kind of breed
We breathe in confidence, and breathe out victory
I was born in my skin, and it's not a prison
Instead it's a temple I'm privileged to live in
I'll use it as a tool to reach the world
I can fight this battle, I'm Super Girl


Sincerely, 
Stephanie ♥


Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
1 Peter 3:3-4