This one goes out to any body
That envies another
The smile of a girl
Or the muscles of another
Many of us have that hungering
Over that which we do not own
Millions of us want change
And because of this some of us feel alone
I like how I look
I am most of the man I want to be
But like many other bodies
There are parts that I just don’t want to see
But when someone real person
My flaws gain no detection
When someone sees the real person
They see my perfect imperfections
I have friends who admire my style
Strength to rival any task
Hair that girls have told me would kill for
Thinking on this I have to ask
Can we not love ourselves
Like someone would day and night
We all want so many things but we’re also wanted
We can see but we don’t have the gift of sight
If you hate your hands
Someone love your size
If you hate your physique
Someone loves your thighs
We all want so many things
When all we should want is new eyes
Ones that bring a pretty smile to the mirror because
That’s how you become the envy of girls and guys
Walking like you know exactly what beauty is
And where it lies
This is a short explanation of the story behind the poem above. It isn’t necessary to read this part, but if you’re curious about where this piece came from, you are welcome to read on.
Every Body came about when I was listening to Creep by Radiohead, Lyrics that really struck me were “I wish I was special. You’re so fucking special”. I felt that if people were saying that to each other, does that make us all special in ways maybe we can’t see?
The video makes me cringe in embarrassment.
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