learning

i will tell you, my daughter
of your worth
not your beauty
everyday.
(your beauty is a given. every being is
born beautiful)
knowing your worth
can save your life.
raising you on beauty alone,
you will be starved.
you will be raw.
you will be weak.
easy clay.
always in need of someone telling you how beautiful
you are.

“

—	emotional nutrition, nayyirah waheed I have so much left to learn. With love. M.