How to Take a Picture
Location
Swipe my hair to the right
Leave a few strands to cover some eye
Leave the sun in the back to brighten
Smile wide but no chubby cheeks
Get that perfect filter to get the right color
Wait, what am I doing?
Why am I trying to make myself look good
For who am I trying to appeal to
What’s the reason that I want to make myself
Into someone that I think looks better?
In fact, why does almost everybody do that
In society, why does it matter how good a person looks
We shouldn’t care about trying to look like models
But society has made us believe that good looks equals
Coolness
Confidence
Friends
This is bullshit.
People should be smart enough to accept others
Not on how good or bad a person looks
But by what that person is like
And what they do for others.
People should be smart enough to realize that
Nobody defines who you are except yourself.
Don’t care about what anybody says.
You don’t have to take a picture of a perfect you
Just take a picture of what you want
Don’t let anyone influence how you want to take the picture
That’s what I’m gonna do.
I’m gonna take a picture to express what I think
Without trying to gain acceptance of any sort
I just want to share an idea I have
Filters and decorations hide things
Like flaws and imperfections they cover up
But I’m not gonna give a damn
So I’m gonna take the picture without hiding and wanting acceptance.
This is my face, my hair, my skin tone, my flaws and imperfections.
This is me.