Happy Throwback Thursday peoples!!
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.
Enjoy today’s piece! 😀
Young Reflections
“I used to be beautiful,” she said as she looked into the mirror. “Now, I’m old and my beauty is gone.” I studied her reflection as she fixed her hair and put on her earrings. Her skin was dark, and baby soft, without a spot or scar. There were lines across her forehead, around her mouth and at the corners of her eyes. The skin around her neck was loose, but not lined. I didn’t see any missing beauty. I’d seen pictures of mama when she was twenty. She was just as beautiful today as she was fifty years ago, when the pictures were taken.
“You’re still beautiful, mama.”
“With all these lines in my face? No. Beauty is fleeting. Says so in the bible. Mine faded long ago.”
“But, there’s more to you than your face. You could’ve worn a paper bag over your head from the…
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