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Aug 22
poem, nonfiction 2 comments
Graceful

Beautiful

Society has been built up to honor 
The girls with the skinny waist and the flawless skin,
Their beautiful faces being shown as the “ideal beauty.”

But the ideal beauty is not just skinny women.
It is also the women with
The stretch marks that elegantly indent into their thigh 
And the curves that make them even more beautiful and strong.
Women are more than just a body,
With more voices coming together we are the future.

No matter what a woman looks like
Women are not an object
They are more than a pretty face
More than something you can catcall 
Follow
Assault
And determine the worth and beauty of.

Women are beautiful 
Our curves are beautiful
Our stretch marks are beautiful
Our slim waists are beautiful
We are beautiful.

 
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Posted: 08.22.20
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  1. zazu
    Aug 23, 2020

    I really like how you said that no one can "determine the worth and beauty" of women. It is powerful, and absolutely true!

    Zazu

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  1. Graceful
    Aug 23, 2020

    Yeah thank you! :)

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