Photo Credit: Ashton Mullins When I was young, I never saw myself, As a beautiful princess; For I was confuse, Saw beauty, more in someone else: When I was an adolescent, I try to find love, In places, that was not so exemplary, dignify; My expectations failed me very well: I was seen as gullible, unwise, Lack spiritual maturity, inauthentic, Not the greatest beauty, friend, Talk too much, lack positive attributes, To some of them: Now that I am middle age, Pounds I have gain, in various places; My mind has taken me, on a self-worth, Powerful journey, that brought tears, Joy, hope, life lessons, trying to fit in, And being my authentic self: Yet, Glory to God, I am finding love, More within, “I thank God for teaching me, The danger, of being unwise; Giving me hope, through his word, And much more, spiritual sense. Empress Journee