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The Standards
Social Media has taught to make her think that she has to be something shes not
Showed her these bodies that aren't real
Telling her that her body is not ideal
She is too fat
She is too skinny
Ads show her workouts and diets to make her gain or loose
Pound after pound telling her its perfect
When in reality she was perfect from the start
She has too wide of hips
She has too broad of shoulders
Now she is insecure of things she can't control
She can not control her genetics
Bone structure is not something that can now be altered or ¨fixed¨
Social Media has told her that she is ugly
Telling her she needs makeup to cover her ¨flaws¨
If she doesn't fit the standards she laughed at
Her lips are too small
Her acne is too unnatural
Now there is lipstick to overline her lips
Concealer to cover the tiny red spots
The blank canvas of her face is now infected with powders and creams
Her cheekbones don't appear enough
Her nose is ugly, being too big or too small
Blended on her face now darker tones
Filled with lights and brights in just the right places
To sculpt herself just perfect enough
Social Media has taught her how to stop the pain if shes sad
Try this, try that
Teaching her it is ok because she only lives once right
She infects her body with drugs
She breathes this buzz
Inhale this, telling her it will make her calm and relaxed
1 time with her friends is now 2 to 3 until shes alone
Doing it on her own
She now carves her body
She has gashes full of red, swelling her skin
Bed sheet stained of deep royal reds
Showers stinging her fresh flesh
Wondering why she can't stop these things knowing it is hurting her body
Social Media has judged her
Blaming her saying she's too young for what she has done
She now has the ¨perfect¨ body
Though she has been starved to get it
Not being insecure is so hard because she's constantly compared
To the people who have been rebuilt and repaired
Just to be seen as perfect
Her face is so beautiful
Yet she piles on makeup every morning
Disguising the bareness of her natural look
Just to end up with more hatred but no forewarning
She is shamed for trying to cope
But this is what she has been shown
Not knowing its addiction
Because the influence says it's ok
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