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the Truth About Being Beautiful
May 25, 2011
What is beautiful?
Straightened hair,
Bangs, a slight side part,
Long, skinny legs,
A deep overall tan,
Makeup laboriously applied,
Being less than 120 pounds?
Carefully planned outfits,
Crisp ironed shirts,
A smile always hinted at,
Never to be upset,
Never to be anything
Less than perfect?
Is it all in looks, in genetics,
What my parents looked like?
Can’t I just be beautiful
The way I am,
Even if I have
Messed up hair,
If my skirt is stained,
If my jeans won’t fit because
I gained a little weight?
Won’t you just accept me the way I am?
© Greg K., New Lenox, IL
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This article has 7 comments.
swimmergirl5683 SILVER said...
on Jun. 24 2011 at 5:03 pm
thanks! i feel honored :)
swimmergirl5683 SILVER said...
on Jun. 24 2011 at 5:02 pm
thank you :) i think this is one of my best happy poems, im glad you liked it
TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Jun. 23 2011 at 9:52 pm
Agreed. This should be posted in the magazine. I love it and i felt differently before i read this poem. Thank you and keep writing!
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Favorite Quote:
"People change so you can learn to let go, things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they go right, and things fall apart so better things can fall together."
-Marilyn Monroe
It was one of those poems where you start to question a lot of things in life. I like poems that make you think c:
I also like knowing that I'm not the only person who feels this way..