Pretty Mature Girls -

They told you that "pretty" was for the girls in their twenties. The ones with the soft knees and the loud laughter. The ones who still believe a text message can change their life. And they told you that "mature" was a polite way of saying tired. A synonym for settled. A code word for forgivable wrinkles.

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) pretty mature girls

Not in spite of the years. Because of them. They told you that "pretty" was for the

So here is the truth for the Pretty Mature Girl: You are not expired. You are aged like whiskey. You are not invisible. You are hard to look at directly because you shine too bright. And they told you that "mature" was a

Pretty Mature Girls do not wait for the apology. They issue their own closure. They do not shrink to fit into a man’s five-year plan. They wrote their own plan in permanent ink at 3:00 AM when no one was watching.