nothing but a scrap
of paper from a make-up catalog
saying,
“Real Flawless™”
but here i am,
unable to stop
thinking
about what it markets to me
what it asks of me
what it stipulates to be
true.
“Real Flawless”
modern day doublethink:
“my body is mine but
Yours
to look at and
Yours
to judge and so i shape it
to the eye that is
Yours—
i am proud though i make myself
small”
“Real Flawless”
mandatory affirmations, prayers more like,
repeat repeat repeat
how much i love myself even
as i consume comparisons
and then calculate the calories.
“Real Flawless”
the only reason
beauty is pain is
because it tears
us in two.
Apr 4, 2025
Apr 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM UTC
nothing but a scrap
of paper from a make-up catalog
saying,
“Real Flawless™”
but here i am,
unable to stop
thinking
about what it markets to me
what it asks of me
what it stipulates to be
true.
“Real Flawless”
modern day doublethink:
“my body is mine but
Yours
to look at and
Yours
to judge and so i shape it
to the eye that is
Yours—
i am proud though i make myself
small”
“Real Flawless”
mandatory affirmations, prayers more like,
repeat repeat repeat
how much i love myself even
as i consume comparisons
and then calculate the calories.
“Real Flawless”
the only reason
beauty is pain is
because it tears
us in two.