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Fake and be Flawless?

January 10, 2010
By HanaMizz14 GOLD, Auburn, Washington
HanaMizz14 GOLD, Auburn, Washington
15 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be happy because you'll never know when an EMT will be listening to your heart not beat.


Sit down,
Turn on the TV.
Click.
Flawless skin.
Click.
Long eyelashes.
Click.
Long legs.
Click.
Perfect bodies.
Click.
Lucious lips.
Click.
Big chest.
Click,Click,Click.
Stop.
Think.
Click.
Plastic smiles.
Click.
Air Brushed faces.
Click.
Starvation diets.
Click.
Fake people.
Click.
Eyes that don't look but don't see.
Stop.
Think.
I'd rather live with flaws then portray something that I'm not.
Click.
Turn off the TV,
Get up,
Go read a book.


The author's comments:
I'm tired of having the standars of a "perfect woman" shoved down my throat. My hair doesn't seem to ever do exactly what i want it too, but i like not being perfect.

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on Mar. 3 2011 at 9:56 am
Dragon_No_Love SILVER, Fridley, Minnesota
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exactly sooo sooo true. i absolutley love the poem!!!!!

on Feb. 8 2010 at 3:11 pm
sweetcaroline2339 GOLD, Staten Island, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"there's nothing interesting about being perfect."

very true! i love the poem