Perfect Imperfections

What you wear,

How you did your hair,

"What? No make-up?"

"Did you just go through a break up?"

"Or perhaps you're not feeling well?"

"Are you ill? Are you under some spell?"

Selfies and group pictures are all so taboo,

Unless they are modified so that you are no longer you.

I can't believe what I hear

How we make all the little girls fear,

And hide in shame

Because they believe they are to blame

Due to their waist not being small

Due to being "too tall"

You're eyes aren't right,

And your body isn't tight

Your curves and your butt don't produce enough lust,

So similar to your small bust.

Your lips aren't plump

And your nose has bumps.

Plus your nails are short and chipping.

Your eyebrows are bushy and need clipping.

Your eyelashes need length

And your muscles need strength

But wait! Not too much, don't look like a boy,

You need to be a Barbie doll toy.

Become a man's dream,

Look like the girls on the movie screen.

But is this beauty?

Can you answer my truly?

It makes me sick,

This idea is like a tick

Implants itself in a little girl's mind,

And tells them this world is unkind.

Says that she's not good enough

Tells her she can't be that tough.

But what if we could flip the switch?

Here's the idea we should pitch:

Beauty has no limit of age,

Beauty is not bound by a cage.

Beauty comes from within,

To think otherwise would be a sin.

A wonderful sunrise

Is no match to your eyes

As they sparkle with hopes and dreams.

Her smile lights up a room, it seems.

Her laugh makes her glow;

No, she isn't putting on a show.

Your flaws are what make you you,

Always stay true,

Believe in the beautiful princess inside

And never let others decide

How you should be viewed or treated.

Your perfect imperfections have insults defeated.