Quest For Perfection

Quest For Perfection

A Poem by Chris Shaw
"

(make your mind up)

"
not content with the quickest of fixes
an application of pretty pink lipstick
or a coat or two of slick nail polish

some dames invest far further
maxing out their shocked credit cards
to purchase a full kissable pout

or heavily defined threaded eyebrows
permanent dark tinted long eye lashes
a tattoo or two inked on body parts

not to mention bleaching of teeth
gleaming brighter than virgin snow
to flash winter white at all and sundry

a botox shot can hide laughter lines
can fill in the odd imperfections
or braver still consult a plastic surgeon

who will enhance those curvaceous parts
add emphasis and a few cup sizes to
those twin peaks filled with silicon gel

as derrieres are currently in fashion
plump up those plummy cushions
of fleshy non dimpled soft seating

what happened to natural beauty
seems it's died a dreadful death
takes time and money to be fake

I haven't even mentioned tanning
or hair extensions yet and I bet
I've missed a few others




© 2020 Chris Shaw


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and it cost not one red cent to be natural...and that is the best beauty of them all....
many hide behind a facade....a fake smile, a fake look because they don't trust that their real one will be good enough....
if only we could love ourselves enough to just present the truth.
j.

Posted 4 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

I am having a bit of a dig here at young women who seem to be doing everything they can too oblitera.. read more



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peacocks are the same kind of liars, those feathers are not functional at all... they just didn't have a doctor, evolution did the trick. We attract our prey by any means necessary... even plants take that approach. Modern humans are supposed to think on a level above houseplants and birds however, which, your poem here makes a fine point of. But never forget, the drive to "peacock" yourself may lead to unnatural decisions but the drive itself is extremely natural. We all have our own ways of doing it.

Posted 11 Months Ago


Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

You are right. I said I have seen a glimpse. I know there is much, much more:(
Davidgeo

11 Months Ago

I'm sorry for getting dark myself there. No one wants to hear about that s**t. I must learn to fil.. read more
Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

Ha: …………..:)
Lol Chris,I love this, let me be a drama Queen and I shall be perfect too. Thank you for sharing. Lol

Posted 11 Months Ago


Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

Thanks for the smile Mauricio. Happy with my grey hair and fine lines. Growing old gracefully:))
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Mauricio Montoya

11 Months Ago

Yeah Chris it is what it is


.. Some things neva change, do they .. still blue you see & I still stand by what I said three years ago ..

Neville

Posted 11 Months Ago


Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

Thank you my friend. I went back to check:) Gave me a smile ya did:)

Chris
Wow. Great work. Very vulnerable. I relate all too well.

Posted 11 Months Ago


Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

Thank you Thomas. Pleased you stopped by.

Chris
Ha, ha, this poem made me laugh. I always tell my husband that I’m a cheap date because I don’t wear makeup, or wear jewelry, and I hate to shop for clothes. The place I get my haircut has a “menu” of services that you can subscribe to. It’s a monthly fee, and there is a bronze, silver and gold options on stuff you can have every week, the gold level is $250 a month!

Posted 11 Months Ago


Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

Hi Norma, pleased this gave you a laugh. I might add, I haven’t gone down this path:) Well not ye.. read more
When they are older they will regret how they have mutilated their bodies.
I think we women grow into our bodies and looks as we age, becoming more attractive as we mature.
I often wonder if the fat injections and botox sink down producing clumps of goodness know what... it's still very much in its first generation so only time will tell.
Meanwhile, i don't mind my laughter lines and grey hair they are part of who i am ... naturally.

Posted 11 Months Ago


Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

I think you are right Stella. The young ones are building up a whole lot of trouble for the future. .. read more
I can't say that I feel qualified to speak to this poem subject wise. But suffice it say. I always feel natural is better. And I'm sorry but I never ever find artificial attractive. Beauty is always natural in my humble opinion. But that is indeed what you are trying to say isn't it? And so well I must also say.

Posted 11 Months Ago


Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

Thank you Ken and I have to say I agree with you. Hope you have had a good Monday. Thanks so much fo.. read more
dear Chris... a bit late for me to consider the above; however,
under cover were Charms begin I can slumber into Beauty sleep...
dreaming of Mountain Tops in Clouds where Cherubs smile and
we become Perfectly enhanced to be someones friend. Amen...
Pat

Posted 11 Months Ago


Chris Shaw

11 Months Ago

Thank you dear Pat for another poetic treat from you. Like you my friend I am aging with grace. Grey.. read more
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Kay
This poem really hits the nail on the head! I was honestly chuckling during the "shocked credit cards" line, as it gives such an accurate impression of the dilemma. I love that the poem offers attention to individual methods that women frequently turn to for their perceived increase of value, but it comes full circle at the end to natural beauty. You close the poem by emphasizing how natural beauty is a free and effortless state of being in comparison to the endlessness inconvenience of all these "improve your look" techniques. It's refreshing to have more women acknowledge the capitalistic gain of these cosmetic industries that intentionally breed our insecurities and feed off of our purchases.

Posted 4 Years Ago


0 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you for this great review. Whatever happened to natural beauty eh? My 19 year old granddaughte.. read more
Chris; this sounds like my daughter spot on!!! She told me last week that her false eyelashes (glued on ) we falling off!!! Yes, this is so true; no natural beauty or graceful aging without a care. There seems to be a specialist for enhancing all body parts, and costly too! doesn't cause anything to be natural!
Nice work Chris!

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you Betty. Smiling at your response. My granddaughter Beth was certainly one of many I had in .. read more
Betty Hermelee

4 Years Ago

Yes, you too!

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Chris Shaw
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