Keep Ya Heads Up

Living in America for a girl today is a lot like living in a jungle,

Except it’s not survival of the fittest,

It’s survival of the prettiest.

And girls have been taught since day one

That their worth is not measured

By the size of our minds,

But the size of our thighs;

And not by how we see ourselves,

But how we are seen by guys.

And that

Needs to change.

Girls have been hypnotized

By billboards and signs

That we aren’t worth anybody’s time

If we fall outside of the range of what society deems beautiful.

And what’s truly sad is we believe it

Skipping meals and over-training 3 times a day

Just to achieve it-

That impossible and unobtainable image of beauty

What I would change is the way

Our little girls are raised

Teach them that beautiful thoughts

Are more important than looking hot.

Teach them that the size of their jeans

Is not equivalent to the size of their hearts.

If I could change one thing I would change the perception of beauty.

All of these perceived notions of aesthetics and cosmetics

Blind us, keeping us from seeing the truth.

Girls, keep ya heads up,

Beauty has nothing to do with looks,

Beauty is how you act, how you carry yourself, and what you do.