Have you noticed all the girls nowadays <br />Are thin as thin can be? <br />With bones that poke in awkward ways <br />From hip and rib and knee. <br /> <br />Their faces gaunt, black circled eyes <br />Their bleach blond hair unshining. <br />They think makeup and smiles disguise <br />The fact their soul is dying. <br /> <br />Esteem supplied by strangers <br />By what others say they’re worth. <br />Not knowing this endangers <br />True contentment on this Earth. <br /> <br />Instructed by society <br />They’re brainwashed from the start. <br />Not conforming brings anxiety <br />And many a broken heart. <br /> <br />So they do what is expected <br />They fast and purge and then <br />Feeling more connected <br />The cycle starts again. <br /> <br />Society wants them to believe <br />These things that in the end <br />Won’t mean a thing once they achieve <br />What others recommend. <br /> <br />It isn’t their appearance <br />And it’s not their bank accounts. <br />But rather their adherence <br />To themselves that really counts. <br /> <br />To yourself always be true <br />It is your own existence. <br />Your own dreams doggedly pursue <br />To succeed will take persistence. <br /> <br />But in the end when you look back <br />Upon on your life you’ll be <br />Proud and glad you stayed on track <br />And your conscience will be free. <br /> <br />(2/11/06)<br /><br />Shannon Chapel<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/young-girl-s-lament/
