A vanity consumed world feeds off
the illusion of perfection,
flawless skin [[airbrushed retouching]]
fit bodies [[eating disorders]],
what more could we ask for...
individuality begins to dwindle,
cliched fads become prominent [[yet we continue to strive for them]]
insecurities highten [[only to be covered up with lies]]
pressure to be the best beats down the inner beast,
could we hate ourselves anymore...
but as uncertainty builds,
self destruction seeks a safe haven [[within a bottle of booze]]
one day stay in a rehab center [[an excuse not to deal with the real problems]]
holding onto this misleading image wont cover up the mistakes,
we're better off the beasts we started as.
Author notes
Ok so this is what came to me when I got this title. I took the idea of "beast" as being the good, bad, and indifferent in everyone and thats just who a person is, but wheres the one place you cant really be yourself... hollywood and I think the more we try to hide our inner beast, the worst off we are. I dunno if that makes sense but yeah thats why I wrote what I did for this title
A contest entry
- Titles and Options Contest! by movedon.
950 points, ended October 7, 2008, 21 entries
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It does make a lot of sense. I like the reasonings in this poem because I agree with them. Excellent poem and I enjoyed reading it. It left me thinking about my life, what I'm doing in that respect. Well done!!
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aww this is (to me) a beautiful bittersweet poem. my favourite verse was definatly the first one. i love the way you used brackets[[for some reason the increase the suspense]] i'd say more but im pretty tired right now, another thought-pondering, excellent poem
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interesting take on the prompt. i like it. very well penned.
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thank you
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Best Be A Beast
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