Tears Of Beauty; The Everlasting Effect

• Sophie Leaver-Schwarz, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2022

Beautiful. An exquisite word.
That may be unvalued.
What's the meaning behind it today?
“Something or someone full of beauty”
But beauty can be shattered.
By the eternal act. The act of foul words.
Where our mouth says what's on our mind before we can review it.
Harmful words. Damaging words. Cruel words are released.
We are clueless of what they can truly do to one.
The reflection in the mirror becomes unknown to one's identity.
One's happiness passes from sight.
Feeling worthless and desperate to feel ‘beautiful’
That word was out of mind.
Unable to feel it. A puddle of tears form.
One can no longer see their beauty.
The word "beautiful’ is unvalued.