Beauty is not a reflection
When I was young I didn’t have a care in the world.
I didn’t need pearls and lace
To feel beauty’s embrace
Because to me I was beautiful
No that beauty was not a reflection from a glass mirror all shiny
Because that meant nothing when I was tiny .
And then I grew
And lost the inner beauty that I once knew.
Because now I had pressure from society and my mind was filled with anxiety .
Beauty had captured a new meaning and the mirror became intervening . This object became my focus , and yet it was still just a piece of glass.
But society told different .
Because if you don’t have a skinny waist
If you don’t have
Curves
If you don’t have
A thigh gap
If you don’t have perfect skin and silky hair . Then your ugly right ? At least that’s what everyone tells you . And you must have all
that
. But how does one maintain such a level of perfection. How does one improve there mirror reflection? So 13 years old and I starve myself because nothing tastes better than skinny feels.. at least that’s what I was told. But try understanding that when your weak and exhausted and all you feel is emptiness...
And yet the mirror reflection looks the same. And some may feel like they have lost there game. But sometimes getting lost is the only way to be found. Because beauty is not about gems or pearls, it’s not makeup , or the size of you waist, nor perfect smooth skin or a stretch mark less body. Because the word beautiful itself says be U tiful. Because beauty is not a reflection. Let’s all make that correction . You are beautiful . You just have to believe it and then you will see it .
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Author:
lottierose (
Offline) - Published: April 5th, 2018 15:51
- Comment from author about the poem: Hey , so this is my first poem and I’m only 14 so it’s not the best Xx
- Category: Reflection
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Comments3
beauty comes from with in your soul,
your personality,
Very true
I think it's a fine poem. It could use some editing.
My favorite line is this one:
"So 13 years old and I starve myself because nothing tastes better than skinny feels"
Just the way you described that. That's a profound line. Well done!
And welcome. 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
WELCOME LOTTIE ~ Thanks for your first poem ~ well written ~ and with an important message "Our Beauty is our Character what lies within ~ Our refection in the Mirror is superficial". You will study Physics at school and you know in a mirror image everything is reversed (left is right & right is left etc) That's not even what others see they see a true image (of You) as in a PHOTO ! God does not look at our superficial exterior but at our inward character ! That's how we should see others ! It is good to have some Young Teens on this site ~ because you are honest and tell it like it is ! I'm still under 35 but I don't bare my soul I tend to write Poems about things I like in way that will make others like them too (please check !) Yours BRIAN
Thank you 😊
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