Poem 4: “Acceptance”

“Acceptance” by Mandy Austin Cook
there it is!
the human.
it sparkles past in the shimmering glimpses
 of full lips
 caressing a  slightly gap- toothed smile
the joyful hiccup of a laugh
that warms everything around it
like gentle silky wind chimes.
let yourself be you
the best quality art has imperfections
for it may be the sameness of spirit that brings comfort
but it’s the different that’s remarkably interesting
so wear your scratches like diamond markings
your freckles like speckles of paint on canvas
and behold
 the broken beauty so flawed it’s breathtaking
the everything sameness we all have in common
and the variety of our artistic differences

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