You are beautiful

 

Hopewell Muyambo

There is noone else like you.

You are beautiful, even after giving birth.

You are beautiful, even as you work three jobs to pay the bills and make ends meet.

You are preserving your dignity and self respect by stepping into the field to make money, not the bed.

You are beautiful, even without six layers of make-up.

Your beautiful dark skin acts as a beautiful blanket that tells a story of bravery and hardships.

Those black marks tells a history of healing.

The freckles and spots add to the beauty that is already there.

You are beautiful, even as you are viewed as an inferior sex,

You represent a race of bravery and kind people.

A very powerful kind that dominates and can never be silenced.

You are beautiful,

The Queen of the universe who uses her brain to make an impact, and not her body.

You are beautiful, even with your kinky and coily hair that looks like a crown.

You are not praying to marry a rich man, but to become rich yourself.

You are beautiful, for you are able to hide your pain and act like a duck that paddles and works very hard underneath the water while everyone sees its calm face and smile.

You are beautiful, you fall, stand back up and learn everyday through your determined spirit.

 

Hopewell Muyambo is a Form 5 student at Sakubva 1 High in Mutare