Toxic Beauty Standards
Look at my fat fingers
They look so disfigured
Cried her little sister
Look at my chubby cheeks
They make me look so fat
Sobbed her brother
Look at my dark skin
I’m not pretty enough
Wept her friend
Look at my thin waist
My toned stomach,
My thigh gap and my lips
Look at me, you are not enough
Sneered the models on social media
Look at your big nose, your ears
Your acne and your hairy legs
Look at you, you are not pretty
Screamed her reflection in the mirror
We drown ourselves
in hatred and self-doubt
Not realizing we are made
Of lightning and starlight
So flaunt your dark skin,
Your broad shoulders
And your large feet
And let the world crumble
Under the weight of
Your beautiful flaws.