Photographs

Surrounded, trapped to be exact No matter what way I turn, they're always there Magazines, TV Commercials, Billboards... You name it, they were there Photographs Photographs that brainwashed my young mind A "way out" of what is cruel in this world Motivation to a brainwashed mind of society Hopes in creating a better, happier life What always comes along with anything and everything A cost Acost that was my childhood, teenage years Filled with pain, hardship, struggle Day, time, or reason why, I don't know You don't wake up one morning and decide Things slowly building overtime Tell another person or keep them inside Fear, anxiety all bottled up Overpowering hopes and dreams The power is hard The struggle to open up even harder Low and behold what they say Isn't all what it's cracked up to be Pro-ana, Pro-mia, Thinspo, Fitspo Photoshopped, real The reality is devastating I would never wish an eating disorder on my worst enemy Fads, phases, diets They're none of these things Constant voices 24/7 "You're worthless!" "You're not good enough!" "Why should anyone like you?" A distorted image Looking in the mirror seeing someone twice your size staring back at you You wonder what others think about you The voices answer for you You see others for their true size All you want is to see you true size Media's deception and lies Society's perfection and molds Trying to fit standards Please the voices Doing all you can controls every waking moment and thought without realising own self-hate, destruction, and harm This is what they are I've been real I haven't lied This is the truth It's masked time and time Because of society, but we are society It's time to speak out Let our voices be heard They don't need to be hidden no more Because everybody knows somebody