Enslaved
Powdered make-up pressed onto a clean foundation
Eating a salad because you cant gain another pound
trying to maintain the size zero your in to just belong
fixing your hair cause your told if you don't your ugly
Enslaved
Your enslaved by these stereotypes everyday
enslaved because you feel without that powdered make-up your ugly
enslaved because you think with that one extra pound gained your still not beautiful
enslaved because without your hair done you think your less of a women
enslaved
but i'm here to set you free
nothing is wrong with your natural beauty
embrace your curves cause they are beautiful
Leave your hair in its natural state because every free floating shiny beaming curl is beautiful
don't become enslaved
because you are naturally BEAUTIFUL
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grace_taylor
The repetition in your poems reminds me of a chant, almost like a mantra of self-awareness. If you want to maximize the potential in these repetitions, I would start a stanza where they begin rather than simply state the word. Look to speeches like MLK Jr's for inspiration, he's great at this tactic!