By Latefah Poole
Almond shaped eyes, by God perfectly placed
Yet mascara and makeup replaces and erase
curves twirl and swerve like beautiful hills
But a stick figure would be more ideal
What is beauty?
Blind to the perfections because of the imperfections
Looking for direction and singing the wrong song
Fake nails colored bright, fake hair so long
Skin tight clothes, short skirts to show skin.
Mimicking models and remolding the you within
What is beauty?
Confused and abused by the heels on your feet
Competing with perfection and it’s getting harder to beat
Letting them convince you the cover-up is convincing
Trying to make sense of the senseless
Losing yourself to become more accepted
Constantly adding to your depression
Is this beauty..?
“I
love poetry and I was excited to write a poem for this event.”
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No poetry by faculty/staff members for today's posting.
