I wanna be like them

In my reading group, we were asked to research a topic and write a poem about it. Something that is meaningful & something that we are passionate about, I chose to write about society & how it affects our generation. Keep on reading if you would like to see my piece of writing!

I wanna be like them - Spoken word

Scrolling down your feed, comparing yourself to all these girls

“I want her figure, I want her dimples, I’m in love with her curls”

We all know how the media works

Telling us to love ourselves yet they criticize our quirks

& it somehow all comes back to our looks.

I wanna be like them

Society is constantly telling us that you have to look a certain way to be considered ‘pretty’

Right ?

Your dress has to be extra tight, show off your curves, a little bit of lipstick wouldn’t hurt

Thinking that if you don’t have the newest gears, or up with the latest trends

That’s an automatic red flag

Being defined & categorized by the label or amount on your price tag

I wanna be like them

We’re so caught up in what social media has to say

We compare ourselves to so many of these ‘instagram models’

We all wish for that ‘perfect figure’ but disappointed the next day

When realizing that it doesn’t work that way.

Filters, editing apps, we are all put under the influence

That beauty is all that matters, because if we depend on our looks

There’s no way we have to worry about our intelligence

I wanna be like them

Everybody thinks that beauty is purely physical

Yet we never thought about the beauty that comes within

So take a moment too realise that

And just let it sink into your skin

I know you hear me, but you don’t want to listen

I’m sure you hate this poem, & you have your own opinion

But know that I meant what I said

So get it through your head

You don’t have to be like them

I hope you enjoyed reading my poem, be sure to come back tomorrow for another blog post!