mama, why is my skin so pretty?
baby, what do you mean?
the veins. how beautiful they look as they pop in and out and i trace them because they make me think of trees.
the scars. how lovely they look as they stick out it the beaming sun and i touch them because they give off a memory.
the indents in my hands. how symmetrical they are and how each line tells a different story.
the birthmarks. how real they make the existence of life and how they just showed up one day.
well, baby, that's just because you're pretty. your skin is pretty because it's the epitome of you and it covers the many layers of your beauty
-a.
