Inner Beauty

by themeuneverseen   Jul 23, 2005


Flipping through a magazine
I spot who I want to be
The beautiful model, she's perfect
Not even close to me

Gorgeous hair
The perfect face
She has no flaws
Not even a trace

All I want
Is beautiful hair, luscious lips
The perfect skin
A smaller waist and tinnier hips

A prettier face
Smaller legs and thinner arms
But in order for this
I must do some harm

Starve myself
To get thin
With this idea
The perfect body I'll win

Behind a mask
I'll hide my flaws
Cover-up, lipstick, and liner
Applied without a cause

I look in the mirror
To see the result
Suddenly my perfect dreams
Come to a screeching halt

What I see in my reflection
That girl is not me
Not anymore
Is this what I want to be

Now I realize
That beauty can't be bought
Or from a magazine
It can't be taught

Beauty is not measured
By your weight or clothes size
How big your breasts are
Or the fat on your thighs

Beauty is measured
By what's inside
Now I know
The real me I tried to hide

I take off my makeup
To reveal the true me
Now this is the girl
I want to be

Don't try and cover up
The real you inside
Find your inner beauty
And let it be your guide

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  • 18 years ago

    by Amanda

    I think this is the best one of yours i've read up to yet. I loved it and the structure of the poem is great. It's a little different. Nobody sees the real person in most cases. They only see the beauty on the outside of the person. Brilliant :)

  • 18 years ago

    by nikki

    Another great poem keep up the good work.

  • 18 years ago

    by Delo

    Good job i get the message.. i can see that it isn't forced and it's all from the hart...

    only lil thing is that sumtimes when you have short and then long sentances it makes the rythem shaky... try making them equal lenght or peeps replaying the same pattern

  • 18 years ago

    by Natalie84

    WHOA! Beautifully done! A message that so many young girls need to hear and more importantly understand. What made me understand is meeting a guy who I did not find attractive AT ALL but after getting to know him I found out he was awesome! One of the most beautiful people I know.
    The only thing I'd suggest is to add something to this stanza ('truly' maybe)
    "Now this is the girl
    I truly want to be"
    Just to make it a little more powerful.
    No big deal...it'll still be perfect either way. Excellent write! :)

  • 18 years ago

    by victoria

    your poem was excellent!!!!!!! im not the prettiest girl but i want to be. if i go and starvve my self do u think that i will be skinny