One Word: Beauty

"Describe yourself in one word."

Of all the commands i received while attending High School, describing myself

in just one word was probably the most difficult to adhere to. I often found 

myself at a loss when i received this 'assignment', scrawling down random

words that had shot across my mind in that moment, and choosing one.

But now that i think back on it, i don't believe i ever chose a word that really 

describe myself. This being because the most accurate way of describing

a person takes more than one word, that or befuddled, as that is 

what most people are when attempting to answer to the 

command. So i decided, to start my e-blogging career, 

i would describe myself in one sentence:

'A different kind of beauty.'

Now, before your mind veers off into a cornucopia of different versions of, "this woman is obviously conceited." hear me out:

In today's modern society beauty is something that can 'get you places'. of course, normally that refers to outward beauty and a stunning set of teeth. In my short life, i would like to believe that i have 'gotten places', in comparison to some of my, less motivated, peers. But! I have not achieved what i have managed to acquire through beauty and a nice smile. I have achieved it through a diligent amount of stubbornness, Indecisive thought processes, and an incredible amount of luck.

Which chimes in a different kind of beauty. I believe, in my own little world, that people are beautiful for only their faults. That, had we not been scarred, traumatized, and abused, that we would indeed be repulsive. We would be identical. Thinking, acting, and responding like robots. Frankly, a world such as that frightens me to my core.

I'm actually quite glad to be Koda, more daughter to a family not of my own blood than of my own, with scars and tribulations running ramped down my chest.

I am happy to be composed of a different kind of beauty.