Succumbing to Society
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I am too chubby,
You can see that girl's ribcage,
And she's too normal.
I wear boot-cut jeans,
That one's in booty shorts,
And she only wears skirts.
Society claims
That we are all beauties,
That we are all loved.
Then they go and make
Unrealistic commercials,
Setting the standards.
Setting the standards
For all of society
To attempt to match.
But why do they shame
Each and every woman
For being unique?
Why can't we just be
Who we are and still be loved
Instead of settling?
Instead of settling
For someone else's ideals
About perfection?
We must change the way
The media depicts girls,
The way it hurts us.
We must change the way
That boys are forced to be tough,
And not be gentle.
We must change the way
That we shy from those who are
Brave and confident.
Brave and confident
To challenge the world
And its stubborn views.
We must embrace change,
And originality,
And our uniqueness.
We must strive to be
Accepting and freeing
To all our fellows.