This cruel world we live in, you need be wise
They speak of "beauty" but don't be surprised
To find it's all founded by the "father of lies"
They'll tell you that your skin is too white
So strap yourself down under some ultra violet light
Your hair is too oily, or snarly, or dry
So there's a dozen products you'll for sure have to buy
Your hips are too wide, you have "thunder thighs"
But with one small procedure it'll all be disguised
Your lips are too small and your chest is too flat
Yet Botox and implants will easily fix that
Now if you look too common and want to be "your own you"
Just add a few piercings and some gnarly tattoos
If after all these touch-ups you still look fat
Try a new diet, 90 days will solve that
NOW, PLEASE
Don't listen to this madness, disregard all the chatter
Take some time to think about what really matters
The solution to this vanity appears easy to me
Stop changing how you look, start changing how you see
They speak of "beauty" but don't be surprised
To find it's all founded by the "father of lies"
They'll tell you that your skin is too white
So strap yourself down under some ultra violet light
Your hair is too oily, or snarly, or dry
So there's a dozen products you'll for sure have to buy
Your hips are too wide, you have "thunder thighs"
But with one small procedure it'll all be disguised
Your lips are too small and your chest is too flat
Yet Botox and implants will easily fix that
Now if you look too common and want to be "your own you"
Just add a few piercings and some gnarly tattoos
If after all these touch-ups you still look fat
Try a new diet, 90 days will solve that
NOW, PLEASE
Don't listen to this madness, disregard all the chatter
Take some time to think about what really matters
The solution to this vanity appears easy to me
Stop changing how you look, start changing how you see
Ben Arkell
June 2010
June 2010
ooh ooh, I like I like! Now how do I change how I see?
ReplyDeleteNice work Ben. Do you ever submit your poems to magazines or other places to try and get them published? If not, you should.
ReplyDeleteYeah....can you answer Trista's question for all of us? I love the Rockwall painting. Good reminder especially on a day that I don't feel like my skin can expand any further and I am tired of looking at stretch marks.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had a good answer for Trista's question. I don't. Partial answer is this...if we would stop consuming media that promotes this image of beauty, whatever that may be, we would have a different perspective on it. I had a history teacher in high school who was a larger woman who resembled Ursula from "The Little Mermaid". I remember her mentioning to us that during the Greek period she would have been considered very desirable and beautiful. We can't accept ourselves and be content with our bodies until we stop consuming lie after lie after lie through what we say,see,hear. That's a partial answer, but there's obviously more too it.
ReplyDeleteextremely well put little brother!
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