Perfect

Perfect........

what is perfect.

The lies they spout 

As to how we should look

dress

act

talk

The worlds perception of us and our "perfection"

Is their truly such a thing

can you truly be perfect.

If i where too short skirts

and shirts that show my stomach will i meet standards

or is perfection found from with in

will the fact that i wear heels make me more acceptable

or are my morals to be better accepted

Such perfection is myth

the only perfect thing are the lies

the lies that drive young girls and boys to change themselves

to become an image of society 

to be a product of the media 

barely covering that which is ours

HA perfection 

decide for yourself

Is there perfection

or are their only perfect lies

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"Such perfection is myth

the only perfect thing are the lies

the lies that drive young girls and boys to change themselves

to become an image of society

to be a product of the media"

[Heidi]

wauw!! I love it very much! this society is all about lies and how to fit in. If you can't do it, you are out! Also in the third world countries is this becoming more and more a fact. I live in Sri Lanka. Young, poor families have the most expensive mobile phones. In wooden sheds a TV shows how people should look, eat and talk. They are losing themselves to fit in, they are telling lies to be important. This poem is perfect!!

[magenta24uk]

I like it a lot. I am ready to tell my daughter the day she asks about pictures of models and actresses. "This is a beautiful girl/woman that has spent hours having her hair and makeup done by professionals and has probably spent money on cosmetic surgery or other enhancements, then they light her just right and shoot the photograph from the most flattering angle. Then when all this is done the beautiful girl is still not good enough so they airbrush out the last imperfections. It is a false image and a fantasy, do not buy into it, it is unachievable." So thank you for this you are very right. x

[Leslie Philibert]

an impressive piece of critical poetry, cleverly done...

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid read and write...You raise some good questions...:)..........