The Captivatingly Beautiful Ms. Chantelle Brown-Young, Vitiligo Spokesmodel, America’s Next Top Model Contestant

“The Enchanting Spell of Chantelle”

Chantelle, I’d call it just short of a spell
that which you cast like a heaven’s rain,
In a world seduced by eye-length beauty
My heart responds to a deeper refrain:

The beholder defines the visual art
Less pupil or cornea than soul-touch,
When a woman walks in without pretense
My, does she move the grounded man much

More than cosmetology’s sleight-of-face wonders
There’s that little hesitant girl within,
Just in case she wasn’t hugged enough
A truer caring lives around the bend

Muffled snickers and callous jeers
may well linger from yesterday,
Can I relinquish the sneers and the curious leers?
A man needs inspiration for Pamper-Her-Friday

Validation not needed–to hell with that
Our Heavenly Father knows what he’s doing,
Angels are sent to beautify the earth . . .
. . . the prejudicial mind’s ungluing

Spread your wings, enchanting woman, go forth
take your place among the celestial stars,
I’m telescoping your flight with endless smiles
You’ve empowered me to shed my own scars

Writing with proof and inviting the truth
Sade sang we’re all hurting inside,
But one life is all each of us is given
True love cannot the darkness hide

May countless others look upon you
and know that their mirror is indeed a friend,
And may the most imperfect man kiss your hand
introducing hypocrisy to its end

Ever higher may you fly, a ribbon in the sky
Blaze a trail revealed to others a way,
A higher love to which we all can aspire
I honor you this Pamper-Her-Friday.

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“Growing up, it was a ‘fake it ’til you make it’ type of thing. I just decided, ‘You know what? I’m going to keep telling myself I’m beautiful until I feel beautiful.’ And it happened.” -Chantelle Brown-Young

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