Eyes

 

The short

the tall

the girls with curves

Not in the right places.

the ones with no curves.



The girls that are not

Perfect

in their own eyes

because of other eyes,



these girls, women are

Wrong.



to be

Right,

they need a skinny waist

an ass

perfect sized breasts.



Too big and you need a reduction.

Too small and you need a new bra.

Too muscular and you are no longer a girl,

regardless of your chromosomes.



You see,

say the influences,

women are only important when they

attract.

You see,

you are only attractive in this

tiny.

little.

sliver.

of an incredible,

much larger spectrum.



Surgery.

To make you right.

Expensive underwear

colored contacts

hair relaxing

botox

diet pills.



Health.

Health should be the focus,

Not a number

on a scale or

a tag.

Not how straight

you can compress your

crispy strands.



Lack of curves

is not a sickness.

Wrinkles

are not a disease.



Are you

Healthy

at your weight?

is the question that needs to be

The question.

Not

do you

Look

the best.



No one should

Live

for other eyes.

No one should be

expected to.

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