Lessons From Elizabeth Bennet
I am not worthy because he says so I am not beautiful because he deigned To notice it My value is not found in his gaze My measure not defined by his praise Come to think of it The jokes that made me laugh the most were the ones I made I never required your permission To follow my own convictions To be brilliant, transcendent I am not delightful Only because you delighted in me... Just because you brought light to my best features Doesn't make you their equal