Poetic Sundays: Self Image

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Your body is a temple. It is your home. You should take care of it and feel comfortable in it. Lately I've been noticing that many of my female friends have been prone to putting themselves down. They refuse to believe that they are beautiful and find it hard to accept compliments. I'm guilty of doing this too. I think that to stop "Body Shaming" we need start with accepting ourselves. There are going to be so many people who want to put you down, why put your own self down?

Open Testimony  

Your daughter is brave.
A soldier going to war
She refuses to look back.
Her shoulders are steel bars
Carrying the world.
Her face is a battle ground.
Every feature a scar,
Left open to fester.
The planes of her stomach have trenches.
White and narrow, they hold her secrets.
The backs of her legs are ammunition.
They are the escape plan.
Ready to seek cover. To aim and fire.

Your daughter is brave.
She carries the evidence of a great war
Camouflaged, on her soul.
When she smiles you see the refugees,
Hiding in plain sight, seeking shelter.

Your daughter is brave.
She cracked the code
A mirror image,
The enemy always stares back. 

Stay Positive!

Peace, Love, and Hijabs,
Naila 



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