Best Poems Written by Morna Onyango

That Girl

For once we want to feel content 
With the story the universe chose for us
And the person we were born and meant to be 
We’re tired of longing 
To be like that girl
To be like the girls on instagram and pinterest 
Who have aesthetic feeds 
Always put together and neat
Everything about them screams 
Perfect 
From the time they wake up 
To the food they all eat 
Avocado toast and lemon water 
Why can’t we be her? 

“It’s all social media” you insist
But somewhere along the line 
We are unable to place a finger on the exact time
Our  minds erased the reality that 
All that was no more than fake
So we look at them feeling though 
The way we live our lives is a mistake
And now we hurt ourselves trying to be her 
Forgetting she is no more 
Than a handmade character

Copyright © Morna Onyango | Year Posted 2021