Poetry- Society by Izmir Laforest

I’m too fat I need to lose weight

I’m too skinny I need to gain weight

I’m too tall I need to be shorter

I’m too short I need to be taller

I wish I had straight hair, my natural hair is too unprofessional

I wish I had curly hair, my hair is too dull

I’m too pale

I’m too dark

I’m too thick

I’m too thin

What if they see me?

What if they don’t like me?

Will they judge me?

Stop.

They’re tricking me

Telling me not to love my complexity.

I am beautiful and perfect as I am

I must reject this negativity.

Eyes rearing

People staring

Always judging

Never loving

Society.