This, this is me.
Well actually, according to my society, this is not me.
I am who they portray me to be.
So who am I?
Why am I supposed to be everything but myself?
I don't want to be the girl with the perfect skin.
I don't want to be the girl with the amazing body.
I don't want to be the girl with the prettiest hair.
Because who is that girl?
The girl on the magazine!
The girl on the commercial!
The girl on the billboard!
Who is she?
What is she like?
Is she caring?
Is she personable?
Is she happy?
She looks happy, but a smile can make anyone look happy.
Please introduce me to the girl I am being compared too;
The girl that makes me feel less then who I am.
Because I thought I already am enough.
I don't want to be an edited version of myself,
I want to be my true self.
I like the girl I am behind my makeup and clothes.
I want to be noticed for how big my heart is and not how big my breasts are.
I want to be noticed for my smile and not how skinny my body is.
I want to be noticed for my words and not the size of my lips.
I want to be noticed for being me.
I don't want to be shoved in a closet for not being her;
I want to be able to walk out of the closet because I am not her.
I am a human-being.
Let me embrace my flaws
Because my flaws characterize my uniqueness.
If I looked like you, society,
I wouldn't be beautiful.
Because true beauty comes from the soul
And society, if I had your soul, I wouldn't be real.
Let me be real.
Let me dress myself,
Let me flaunt my style,
Let me apply my makeup.
Let me determine the definition of who I am
Because I want to be the best version of myself.
So society, please get out of my way.
Please let me walk on my path.
Please take away the shadows of the person you want me to be
Because I will not let those shadows borrow my body.
For my existence is more important
Than anything you'll ever expect me to become.