Sonnet 10: Self Worth

If I proclaim my visage fair and true,
Who dares to counter what my lips declare?
If I resist the thoughts that evil brew,
Whose aim it is to strip my pride laid bare?

Who shall oppose the judgment I bestow,
When in my heart such certainty is found?
For I am shaped by hands that grace doth know,
By Heaven’s will, in beauty I am crowned.

No fool shall judge the worth that I possess,
For in my gaze, pure confidence resides;
In God’s own image, I am formed, no less,
And in His love, no flaw in me abides.

But lo, the world doth cast its scornful eye,
And whispers doubt in tones of dark disdain;
Yet I stand firm, beneath the open sky,
For truth and virtue shall my soul sustain.

With courage bold, I rise against the tide,
And break the chains of every mocking voice;
In strength of spirit, I shall e’er abide,
For in my worth, I make a steadfast choice.

Who dares defy the truth I here proclaim?
For in His sight, I stand without a shame.
Let all who question know, I am but steel,
And none shall shake the faith that I reveal.

This poem is about: 
Me
My family
My community
My country
Our world

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