I think I oversexualize
Myself
Because I used to not be pretty
I don’t feel attractive
Unless my silky skin
Is showing
And my flawless face
Is painted on
I use my body as
A tool
Making it a piece
Of the clothing I
Wear
Sometimes I don’t recognize her
Not because I feel
Without myself
But the body
I carefully sculpt
Feels a stranger
To me.
The statement
To good to be true
Rings a bell.
I guess my insides
Feel as though
She is too beautiful
For me.
- Kayleen Thurow
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Comments2
I’ve not yet familiarized myself with makeup but when my skin is on show is when I feel like I’m worth the look
sadly, a lot of what we assume
defines us
is a reflection of the surroundings
that curated our opinions and choices
in life..
it is important, we allow ourselves time
to make sense of our needs and wants
as far too often, we assume
because we think a certain way, now
that's how we'll be feeling the rest of our lives
when in actuality, we rarely
choose to repeat what we had for breakfast
again, that same day..
as-in, we're complicated and evolving creatures
utilising the knowledge we accrue
to collate ourselves
into the person we wish to become..
so today, what you think is an odd
choice of presenting yourself
may be something you look back at
later in life
as something empowering or freeing
but its ok, to wait and see
and not be too quick to pigeonhole
ourselves as one thing or another..
(my 2 cents, luckily its free..
thanks for sharing, an important issue
in modernity, written bravely and with considered clarity
please
try and forgive my lengthy comment
I just get carried away is all)
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