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Jun 2020
For whom
Do we dress
To impress
The haves or have nots
Is the weight
Of success
Measured by
A tailor
Scrolling Zara
Models and their
Blank expressions
What is on their mind
To pay off a debt
To fill a void
Be beauty moguls
Or remain unfazed
Superficial poses
Manufactured,
Copied and followed
Likes and heart emojis
Influencers
Flexing the drip
Blurring authenticity
A stigma emerges
With a hunger for
Validation
Euphoria
Power
Wading through
A sea of fabric
Until something
Fits the description
The fitting room mirror
Speaks otherwise
Fairest of all
Insecurities
Look beyond...
Interrupted with
“Do you need help
With sizing?”
Hardly,
It’s greater
Than she’ll
Ever know
True happiness within, staying true to self versus temporary happiness in a world of overconsumption, greed and waste.
Kris
Written by
Kris  F/Australia
(F/Australia)   
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   Bogdan Dragos and MS Anjaan
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