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What if?
November 25, 2015
Look up to the stars.
What if they are just the sky's scars?
Yet they are still beautiful.
Now, look at your scars.
Both the physical and emotional.
What if you saw them like stars?
What if you saw them how I saw them?
Like precious memorabilia of victory,
A memory of being saved from defeat.
What if?
What if we embraced ourselves?
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What if we accepted others?
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© Allison H., Vancouver, WA
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What if? is a poem inspired by seeing stars and a night talking to a couple of female friends. Its meant, not just for women, but anyone who doesn't see themselves as the amazing human being they are. Its message is one of change rather than self pity. Be a star and warm up others around you before its too late and you blow up, everyone's time is limited.