Society's Definition Of Beautiful

From an age as young as 10

We are taught by society that fat is ugly and thin is beautiful

That nobody will ever love us if our waist is a little wider

Or is we have stretch marks before having a child

 

We envy all the glamorous models in the magazines

And we devour beauty tips on how to get skin as flawless as theirs

Or how to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks

But the only thing that we really need

Is Photoshop and some good editing skills

 

We start skipping a meal a day

Then two and three

Until suddenly we are only living off a stick of celery and a glass of water

And no matter how much weight we lose-

It’s never enough

We want collarbones at thick as rope

And ribs stretched taut over our skin

We all strive to be beautiful

We desire to be loved

 

But it’s all a trick

We don’t have to look like glamour models to be beautiful

Because we are all beautiful;

No matter what the size of our jeans are 

Reviews

[annabellee]

Wow, this is a really inspiring, powerful and true poem. you're right with everything you say.
Especially love the last stanza.
Great write :)

[zainul]

You have hit the nail on the hazardous misconception.
Love these lines:
"But it’s all a trick
We don’t have to look like glamour models to be beautiful
Because we are all beautiful;
No matter what the size of our jeans are"

[Argo]

Just.....Wow , A very thoughtful poem , just....Wow and Good Job!