Girls | Pretty Mature

Her pretty is not in the dress—it is in the absence of the dress when she chooses to be naked. Her maturity is not in her resume—it is in the way she lets a friend cry without trying to fix it. She knows that silence is not emptiness. It is a full room where she chooses not to entertain.

She wears her age like a good leather bag. Scuffed, yes. Softened, yes. Worth more now than the day she bought it. pretty mature girls

This is designed to be a spoken word piece/monologue or an editorial mission statement. It reframes "pretty" not as porcelain skin, but as wisdom earned; and "mature" not as an age, but as an energy. (A Manifesto) Her pretty is not in the dress—it is