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May 30
In Pursuit of Beauty
In pursuit of beauty,
I must not seek,
But realizeβ€”
π‘―π’π’˜ 𝑰 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑯𝒆𝒓 π‘΄π’‚π’‹π’†π’”π’•π’š.

To admire Her form is instinct,
To witness Her essence is π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘£π‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›.
Beauty is not just what is seenβ€”
It is π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘˜π‘›π‘’π‘’π‘™.

What is more beautiful
Than to be π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘‘?
What is more beautiful
Than to admire not only Her feats,
But the 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π»π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔?

A sure sign that I have found beautyβ€”
𝑀𝑦 π‘’π‘›π‘€π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘™π‘œπ‘¦π‘Žπ‘™π‘‘π‘¦.
A sure sign of Her beautyβ€”
𝑀𝑦 π‘’π‘›π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’.

Her grace does not commandβ€”
𝐼𝑑 π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’π‘›π‘ .
Her presence does not demandβ€”
𝐼𝑑 π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘£π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘ .
I kneel in π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘π‘’,
Yet She lifts me,
Yet She π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘  π‘šπ‘’ π‘’π‘žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™.

She does not π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘’β€”
She π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘–π‘”π‘›π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘ π‘π‘™π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ.
She does not π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β€”
She π‘–π‘›π‘ π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘’π‘£π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›.

She is most beautiful,
For π‘†β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’π‘  𝒂𝒍𝒍 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™.

Her beauty is witnessed by many,
But I have the privilege to 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’.
To not just appreciate,
But to be π‘Žπ‘“π‘“π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘‘.

I have seen many pretty things,
Yet Her beauty is not just to admire,
But to π‘π‘’β„Žπ‘œπ‘™π‘‘.
Not a concept to be pursued,
But a π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘™ 𝐼 π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘šπ‘¦π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘“ π‘‘π‘œ.

Challenge me with any distance β€”
It can never diminish.
It can never wane.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π»π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘€π‘Žπ‘—π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘¦.

No matter how flawed I am,
She does not look down on me.
No matter how broken my soul may be,
She inspires my redemption.
No matter the space between us,
I live 𝑖𝑛 β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘œπ‘›.

The depth of beauty is π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Žπ‘‘β€”
It is a truth unrecognized,
Until it pervades the heart,
Until it becomes the soul,
π‘ˆπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘™ 𝑖𝑑 𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘‘π‘’π‘£π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘’π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦.
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         Dahlia Elina Mocke, badwords, irinia, South-by-Southwest, Carlo C Gomez and 3 others
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