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Pretty vs. Yourself

February 4, 2015
By Pinknerd BRONZE, Milan, Illinois
Pinknerd BRONZE, Milan, Illinois
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Part 1: Distraction

Distractions
You can't wear this, too revealing to the boys;
a distraction
Too gory; Too revealing;

Too loud.
Most of these rules apply to

girls, and girls only.
Have you ever wondered?
Have you ever wondered what

it would be like if we

could express ourselves?
It would be so different..

Part 2: Sexism
Many years we have been criticized for how smart

we are.
Once we were only good

forvcooking and giving the men

whay they want.
Sons and seduction, that's what they

wanted.
Some still question what

we'e capable of, we distract

 them for what we wear.
When they are supposed to

be taught it's good to be a

gentleman, still they do.

Part 3: Bullying

Loser, ugly, gay, nothing, fat.
Words hurt.
Once they've been said you

can't take them back. A lot of

people believe what you call

them, a lot go and try and be

fake so they don't go through

what others go through

everyday.
Some go for a close piece

of metal they know so well
Others have friends telling them

it will be better, you'll be skinny;
Beautiful
Then another one says

people think you're invisible,

they won't miss you.
Then some say that they

didn't mean for it to go so

far.
My question?
My question is when would

you stop?
Everyone expects you to

be perfect, beautiful,

thin, but not too skinny,

buy things at expensive

stores, rich, good grades,

good, everything.
But let's face it, we

won't have equality until

everyone is ... perfect


The author's comments:

I was going through my closet and found a few things that would be distracting to wear to school and I got frustrated. So I talked to my teacher and we came to the conclusion that I should write poems to express how I felt, so she showed me here.


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