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Individuality

There are some days
I don’t want to see,
The person in the mirror 
Starring back at me

Society has messed 
With all of our heads,
Females have surgery 
Until they are dead

It’s very frustrating 
When people don’t find,
A smile on my face
A smile that’s mine

“My face is not pretty 
My nose is too big,
I’ve had five surgeries 
Just barely a kid”

“My legs are too fat
My stomach too thin,
Go in for more surgery
I just can’t win”

Airbrush my body
To hide all my flaws,
I sit by the phone
But no one calls

Watching t.v.
They all look the same
They say it’s society
Who is to blame

A huge change in 30 years
The world has seen
Individuality?
What does that mean?

Copyright © Tonya Young | Year Posted 2007

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Date: 7/5/2015 10:43:00 PM

TONYA* I enjoyed reading this poem, Thank you for sharing. Always & Forever ~LINDA~

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