Emaciated portraits
of perfection
mislead perception,
distorting societal views
of true beauty.
In becoming an object
of attention,
inner qualities starve,
leaving one lifeless ~
forsaken self-image
becomes a casualty.
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30 Words
Option 3: http://softreply.deviantart.com/art/abstract-44299106
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- Quickie! Are You Bored? by Sweet Impatience.
980 points, ended November 11, 2008, 15 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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How true. Congrats on your green machine...Love, Lane
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Amazing! chilling... This serves as a msg to everyone who thinks "Thin is In" The number of figures are increasing on young girls dying of Bulimia and Anorexia esp models who aren't really role models mostly distort the young of the idea of a perfect body image...and they become casualty themselves...
I don't have an A plus body, sometimes I'm fat and sometimes I am not and a lot of times I am fat but it's okay. Atleast, I am blessed that I can have three meals in a day. and I feel blessed.
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the imagery throughout this piece is brilliant and quite vivid.. I absolutely love it.. Especially the last stanza.. absolutely excellent.
1st stanza, 5th line. you have an extra space between "of" & "true"
good luck
kat
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aww..so sad...
but a wonderful write and good luck
take care, Stephanie ♥
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Society can kiss- uh, I'll stop there... Enjoyed!
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Wonderful thought for this prompt.
Good luck to you with this one here!
Jeremy0826 -
Yes! We become a casuality to societal views when we allow our self image to be driven by the exterior! Excellent take on the pic
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Oh my gosh
Copy Cat lol
I like your take on the prompt this is amazing good luck in the contest be well.
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I should have known we'd pick the same image
As ususal, your words are brilliant and bring an added depth of meaning to a sparse image. Excellent, sir... no other words are needed.
Ken
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this is sad.
helen~
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