All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Malibu Barbie
They tell you when to
Get up, drag your scrawny half-starved limbs from the mattress.
you're allowed a four hour recharging period between onslaughts of learning.
They tell you how to
Wear your makeup, define you by the thickness of your eyeliner, the coats of mascara you apply, gaping like a fish
They've got you hooked, dangling over sugar-free, fat-free, zero-calorie
Tastes disgusting, revolting—
Please pass the porcelain? I'm almost to my goal weight.
They tell you what to
Wriggle your body into. Be sexy but modest, be intrepid but blend in
Because you're
just
not
exceptional enough
to stand out.
The Mohawk was only cool the first time.
They tell you who to
Love—who should make your cheeks flare, glut oxygen
and something close to happiness,
who to smear your emotions all over, ketchup slopped on new jeans.
And They tell you
exactly
WHAT to
feel.
Cover-up won't conceal the crimson around your eyes so
Strip down to your bones Miss PrettyPerfectpants, the boys like it.
What you don't quite comprehend
Is that self-hatred doesn't fit anyone right.
See how it tweaks your mouth, carves lines between your eyes?
I guess that's alright, just Botox it when you're done
Lacing tape measures through your ribcage.
Down to 19 inches? Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous.
That bag of sand should keep the wind from tossing you skyward again.
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 4 comments.
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely poem darling =]
-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-
XxDear Mr. President Let Meh Tell You 'Bout Hard Work Building A Bed Out Of A Cardbord BoxXx
6 articles 0 photos 84 comments
Favorite Quote:
"Character is how you live when no one is watching."
Very true. And at xxsmilexx, eating disorders are diseases, and often more about control than being thin. Very wonderful piece, i have a piece on eating disorders as well