I am like a diamond in the rough
I may be rough around the edges
But I believe with the precise final touches
My inner light will eventually be able to shine freely
However there are a few things I need to understand
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Does that mean whatever you choose to see
Will decide how you go about determining my beauty
The fact that my self respect can be judged on what I wear
I wonder what this beholder is truly seeing
Proverbs 31:25 tells me I should be clothed with strength and dignity
My Creator told me I should be clothed with strength and dignity
So I should wear strength on my sleeve
Put on my thick coat of dignity
In my heels I should walk in integrity
To get to the better version of me
So why would you try to stop me
Why would you sum me up by the clothes I wear
The shape of my eyebrows
Make assumptions on how I carry myself
Because of the way my midi dress caresses my shape
My Creator told me I should be clothed with strength and dignity
So how on earth can man try to define me
Word to India Arie
I am not my hair and I am not this skin
So how about you stop judging the outside
And get to know what is within
Always being objectified as a means of portraying “self respect”
When I already know I am chosen living stone
That may happen to be rejected by the world
You know what
No more being played and toyed with
No more of me second guessing my given worth for a quick thrill
I was constructed in the image of the Most High
If no man can see that then so be it
No more compromising my given authority to please another
That in the process of also pleasing myself I end up cheating on my Creator
So to all my beautiful rubies out there
Waiting for your inner light to shine
Please understand how much your worth
Never let anyone cause you to question it because you are precious
You are on your way towards the strong woman you are destined to be
Fearfully and wonderfully made and certainly not forgotten
Thoughts of Chi 