Pretty Is never Just a Word


Dear World,

Today I feel pretty.  Not just the shallow word used by the nice aunt in the family that makes the best sweet potato pies.  Not the type of pretty that have parents swell with pride when looking at their genetic creation.  It's not even the pretty that gets occasional likes from selfies posted on social networks. Oh no!  It's the type of pretty that when you wake up, you feel like the epitome of everything it means to be a woman pretty.  It’s the type of pretty that has you waking up feeling as if you have a second skin.  This skin has a glow and although you have touched it a thousand times on this day the water from your morning bath permeates every pore and every follicle of hair.  The type of pretty that have you lingering just a few minutes longer savoring the caress as you put on your morning oils and lotions.  The type of pretty that has you touching your face and body, introducing yourself to new lines, shapes and marks that you never noticed before.  The type of pretty that have you checking out your profile in the mirror and thinking, "Damn I'm hot to be thir....for.....fif......"  The type of pretty that makes you grateful to have grown out of that childish body, awkwardness and naivety.  To have it replaced by woman curves, confidence and experience.  The type of pretty that slides on Victoria's or La Perla intimates, silk stockings, crisp clothing and favorite pair of heels that serves as subtle armor for the world. It's the type of pretty that when you walk it holds the attention of strangers stealing glances until you are no longer in sight.  The kind of pretty that has its own energy and own identity.  The kind of pretty that is ready for whatever the day will bring and says, "Today is my day!"   And it is. 

So I ask you world do you feel pretty???

Until Next time....

Curly Girl.   



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