#takeaphoto - Poem

Twitter 

Take a photo, purse my lips,

Caked in make-up, hands on hips

Tinder

Maybe if I change my hair,

Would somebody start to care?

Tumblr

Am I supposed to starve myself?

At least I’ll be pretty, forget my health

Facebook

I check everyone else’s wall

I just want to be thin and tall

Flickr

I try so hard to act cool

But I always end up being a fool

Pinterest

Does it matter if I post?

I’ll be stuck on here, a living ghost

MySpace

Will my appearance satisfy others?

Am I good enough for magazine covers?

Snapchat

Don’t you see?

What you show, it’s ruining me

Twitter, Tinder, Tumblr, Facebook 

Obsession? Delusion? Reality?

Is it just a quick look

Flickr, Pinterest, MySpace, Snapchat

Safety? Security? Privacy?

You deserve better than that

So if I take a photo,

And purse my lips,

Caked in make up,

With hands on hips

Will I be happy?

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