SUNSHINE AURA – self-esteem. self-love. self-actualization. 

She lived all her life wondering,

Am I special?

She’d try to move cars with her mind

Control the thoughts of others around her

Close doors with the beckoning of a finger

And yet, nothing happened.

She grew into a woman

A force in her own right

Unafraid and unable to lose

And yet, she still wondered

Am I special?

She floated through life day and night

On to the next day

And on to the night after that.

Smiling, laughing

Enjoying the company of friends

And of strangers.

One afternoon, she found herself alone.

The old question crept up like

Like an old record, crackly but clear:

Am I special?

She steeled herself and looked in the mirror

Afraid of what she may see

But delighted by her discovery.

She was special —

She even had a superpower.

X-ray vision, because she could see

Right through everybody

And at long last

Everybody included herself.