Am I Lovely?

What does it mean to be lovely and desired?

To be noticed and cherished?

To be wanted and sought after?

To be beautiful.

To act beautiful.

To sound

To look

To feel beautiful.

Lovely is not just a word to be tossed around.

Just as Love is not to be thrown around

Lightly.

When I say "I love you,"

I mean to say,

"I. Love. You."

There is something about you that I find beautiful.

There is a trait or several that I find lovely

Or handsome, as it were.

Every person has something that is beautiful about him or her.

Something that is desired.

Wanted. Needed.

Unfortunately, we use the phrase "I love you"

For everything,

Especially if there is no meaning behind it.

When there is no truth in it,

If the phrase is rejected,

It does not hurt so badly.

If it is accepted,

Whoopie, what was there to accept,

Without meaning and truth behind it?

It is because of this,

That we do not feel as beautiful.

We've lost the meaning of love and beauty.

What it means to feel truly compassionate

And to notice all forms of beauty.

So, dear friends.

Please try and understand,

I find that this is an atrocity,

That love and beauty have lost their meaning.

Therefore know, that if I say,

"I love you,"

and "I think you're beautiful,"

There is no lie behind those words.

So to answer the first question of this note,

"Am I lovely?"

In all respects, to everyone,

Yes,

I am lovely.

You are lovely.

To be noticed, desired, and cherished

Is our ultimate goal,

And if it is to be accomplished,

We must put meaning back into

Beauty and love.