You Are What You See

What is beauty?

Have you ever wondered why we are not all the same?

Same body shape,skin colour,  weight and height ?

That is what makes us unique

To be identified easily from the next person

That is what makes each one of us special 

Even identical twins are not 100% the same person

Why on earth should you changed your special features?

 To look like another person?

We have let the media define what the perfect image is for us

The body shamers at your school, varsity or even at work for that matter

What is the perfect body?

If you are too skinny you are called anorexic

If you are fat ,you are told that you are ugly 

The perfect weight for me is when you are healthy 

You don't have to constantly worry about what you are eating 

Obsessing about the calories in each and every thing you have to eat

Is unhealthy

The standards of the perfect image are not achievable

The perfect images we see on magazines or TV commercials

Are highly edited

I mean , those models have zero pimples or scratch marks on their bodies

Not even a single pimple ? Really ?

Perfect hair everyday? Really?

You must have a hairstylist 24/7 to achieve  that

Be able to afford expensive hair extensions

Not have job commitments

Not have school or varsity commitments

Not have family commitments

Why should you try to live up to such high standards

How many make up products are you going to change

How many unnecessary surgeries will you go through 

How many nose, bums , boobs and lips jobs will you go through

How many skin products will you go through

How many hair products will you change

Fashion changes everyday

What is trending today, will not be trending tomorrow

These are the facts you should keep in mind

Your body will change as you age

Women bodies change after pregnancy

Some features in your body are genetic

Your breasts size should be compatible to your natural body

Not all men will have a six pack or 8 packs for that matter

Surgeries are for life threatening medical conditions 

Why should you suffer trying to live up to this perfect image that does not exist

Let us not make these companies  become conglomerates at our expense 

Let us not make more individuals wealthy whilst we suffer

Let us not contribute to innocent children to be bullied at school

Let us not let other people define the beauty standards for us

Let's break the stigma

You need to be happy in your own skin

You need to love yourself

Stop looking for-non existent  faults in your body

The cycle is endless

Learn to be confident in your  own skin

Believe that you are beautiful 

Just the way you are

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