You say I'm vain and self-absorbed
You say I'm narcissistic
But I felt confident today
I leapt over the barrier
That society placed in front of me
At such a young and tender age
Airbrushed women in magazines
Glossy paper that smelled
Like perfume
And lies
You can be like this!
Bold headlines proclaimed
But they didn't tell you
They shaved down her hips
And retouched all her flaws
Exercise more
Eat less
Learn to please your man
All the pretty pink letters
On the front cover
Scream
As if all I'll ever be
Is a pretty ornament
Some sex toy for a man
I overcame all that today
I turned on my frontfacing camera
Pulled up a cute Snapchat filter
And today
Maybe just today
I wasn't disgusted by what I saw
I wasn't disappointed
By the lack of Photoshop lies
Conveniently at my fingertips
I felt pretty
In my flaws
With my unretouched
Wrinkles
And laugh lines
And subtle silver hairs
And my big hips
And fat rolls
And stretch marks
From boobs that developed too soon
I owned it all
I smiled
Or I duckfaced
I looked cute
And I snapped the photo
And I plastered my social media with it
Not because I want to keep looking
At all my undeniable cuteness
But because I hope to inspire some other girl
To have a little self-love today
To treat herself
Better than society does
To own the beauty in all her flaws
To take a selfie today, too
About the Creator
A. R. Ambrosi
I like to write, if that makes me a writer, then rock on!
I started writing as a child because I ran out of stuff to read. So, I only write stuff that I like. If you like it too, awesome! Enjoy! ^_^
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