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Perfection


Add a filter. Change the light.

Not so dark, make it bright.

Make her thin.

Clear her skin

Then go back and do it again,

Acting as if imperfection's a sin.

Get rid of wrinkles.

Make sure her eye twinkles.

Darken her hair.

They're almost there.

They will get perfection.

There is no exception.

The model says, "That person isn't even me"

But it doesn't matter to society.

Finally, they are done,

And the magazine is run.

The girls see the person on the magazine,

And say, "That will never be me."

But the problem isn't what you see.

The problem lies within society.

 

 

 

 
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