Since when did "beautiful" start coming in a bottle?
Since when did "perfection" become a life goal?
You shouldn't have to wake up every morning
only to spread chemicals across your face.
That's all you should have to do.
You should only have to wake up.
You should not have to put extras
on your body only to please others.
Only to please other human beings
who don't even know you,
who don't even notice,
who don't even care.
Why would they care?
If they've seen one of you,
they've seen a billion.
It's a trick though,
they tell you to be yourself,
but then smack you with a yard stick
for doing just that.
You don't have to try.
You don't have to try for your parents.
You don't have to try for your peers.
You only have to do for yourself.