Because the definition of beauty isn't something as simple as your face It's your very soul and mind The way you look at things with such childlike curiosity Your mind an ocean of untapped creativity Your heart forever expanding, fueled by love and joy And yet you still look in the mirror every single day, hating the person you've become So you twist yourself into something ugly and fake Don't tell me nothing's wrong when I can see you slowly dying inside and letting society chain you up and break you down Until all you can hear is; "Skinny, pretty, skinny, pretty, skinny, pretty,-" You see the size of those jeans. Doubting, criticizing. Esteem thin as paper. Posting a million pictures to get likes from complete strangers. Wanting, craving, needing people to tell you that you’re beautiful. Looking for anyone else’s opinion but your own. Because you refuse to look into that ****** mirror and even associate beauty with that person staring back at you. You judge your self-worth by weather or not a man finds you attractive. Because that’s the only thing that matter right? The definition of beauty that others set fourth for you. A path that you don’t dare stray from. It wasn't always like this Being young, being free, meant being you Laughing as hard as you wanted to Smiling with your teeth And wearing that cute dress you've always loved. Getting older, getting bullied, getting shamed Your laugh was obnoxious Teeth were just a bit crooked That dress, not as cute anymore We shouldn't be wasting our lives trying to impress people Don't look to others to tell you you're beautiful Look inside of yourself And if you don't see anything worth wild You're not looking hard enough You judge yourself by looks alone. Not factoring in who you are as an individual. Whether you want to believe it or not you're beautiful, inside and out I think it's about ****** time you stop listening to someone else's definition of beauty And start looking for your own
This is a slam poem, it is meant to be read out loud. To be given a voice. Don't be afraid to portray your emotion.