This is the face that I live in
She stares me in the eye
each minute of my life
I have learnt to know the woman
beneath this oval-shaped
golden-toned and warm face
Her laughter lines and crinkles around the eyes
say life is too short, don’t take yourself too seriously
make the best of it while you can.
The hidden depths of her eye’s
speak of mystery and message that lurks within
they have known the joy and the sting in life’s sharp tails.
This is the face that I live in.
I wouldn’t know how to live in another face.
for this is mine. Mine alone and IT IS beautiful!
♥
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Face, The Daily Post Photo Prompt
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a cooking pot and twisted tales 
what a lovey face indeed 🙂 This is such an empowering post 🙂
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Thank you Mel. We’ve got to love ourselves, warts and all 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂 You are so right 🙂 If we don’t love our warts, no one else will.
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And quite a beautiful and open hearted face it is! ❤️
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Thanks my dear one. Have a great weekend 🙂
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What a lovely thing to do for yourself. And you don’t need a lot of paint on your face 🙂
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Thanks dear Raili. I actually think too much painting is not healthy for one’s skin, so the barest minimum. Have a great weekend 🙂
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The skin can’t breathe under too many layers. Hope your weekend is awesome !
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It’s been busily awesome. Thank you dear Raili and have a good week ahead 🙂
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Yass baby! That face? Gorgeous!
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Thank you my dear 🙂
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One thing I notice about women from every country in Africa is that beautiful rich tone :). It a blessing to be comfortable in one’s skin.
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It really is my dear friend. It really is. I wouldn’t have a different. Thank you 🙂
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Beautiful poem and beautiful pictures from a beautiful soul 💕
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Thank you dear Kay 🙂
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And what a beautiful face it is. I wouldn’t paint it…at all. 💕
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Thank you dear Van. As the years go by, I use less and less.
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A beautiful face to live in. You need no extras whatsoever. ♥
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How so kind and beautiful words 🙂 Thank you Leya.
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A beautiful face it is 🙂 Love, love, love this post!
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Thank you my dear. We’ve got to love what’s ours, or no one else will 🙂
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That is so true Jacqueline. I’m finally at a place where I’m comfortable with myself 😊
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It’s best that way 🙂
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…and you are beautiful!!
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Thank you my lady Catherine 🙂
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You have a beautiful face, and congratulations to your book!!!! That is awesome!!
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Thank you so much dear Maria. I hope you’ve been writing yours?
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My pleasure..hmmm. well..I’ve been writing on another project this week …there’s a few of them on my desk. I write a lot every week, on the ones I feel most inspired tow rite about. This week it was about horses 🙂
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Well done. Enjoy a great weekend and your writing 🙂
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Anytime, you can send it in to be featured 🙂
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Don’t know what crinkles you’re referring to, your skin is gorgeous!!
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Ha,ha. I guess I’m the only one seeing them. Thanks my dear. You make me feel good 🙂
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oh very beautiful and loveful
thank you so much Jacqueline
Kisses
anita
🙂
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Thank you Anita 🙂
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you’re welcome
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Such a beautiful face and mini me face. The light of God shines through! Love this!
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Thank you Susan. I love your beautiful words 🙂
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Not only are you beautiful, but very talented too. Lovely words almost brought tears to my eyes. I am so glad that you are happy with your face. It is so important for people to believe in themselves.
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Aww this is so kind and sweet of you to say. Thank you. I only spoke out of the depth of what’s in my heart. Yes, indeed, we must believe in ourselves.
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It’s a gorgeous face. 🙂 And a beautiful little mini as well.
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You are FABULOUS and your mini is simply ADORABLE! 🙂 I love the rawness to your post. It speaks volumes. 🙂
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It’s a really good face. Beautiful skin. Beee-yooo-tiful! “The sting of life’s sharp tails” indeed.
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Beautiful with and without the paint. 😊😊
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Beautiful face, beautiful post!
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Thanks my dear.
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A beautiful face and such lovely skin!
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Thank you very much.
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You have a beautiful face and a beautiful heart, my friend!
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Thank you dear Tanya and so do you. I always look at the beautiful face and flowing locks of yours on your gravatar 🙂
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Beautiful indeed! By the way, I read “Dance” last night! I hope to read one poem each night.Tonight I’ll read “To Read…Live.”
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Aww! I just read your comments and I am so glad. Thank you Michelle. This means more than you know. Blessed be 🙂
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Congratulations on published!!
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Thank you my dear lady Sarah. I’ve sorely missed you here.
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Yeah some day I shall return!!! I did not start just to quit ya know lol
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