life

{02.06.2017}

Life is full of everything.

Love, but hate. Happiness, but despair. Reality, but illusion. Loyalty, but betrayal. Perfection... but not for everyone. Acceptance, but empty of it at the same time.

Our world is so full, but so empty. Empty of love, empty of happiness, empty of reality. Empty of loyalty, perfection, acceptance, empty of life.

We walk with our heads down, wearing makeup to cover up the insecurities. When will my generation learn that beauty is not a jean size? In the brand of blush on your cheeks? In your ability to hide your imperfections? When will my friends learn that you don't have to wear expensive clothing or be "perfect" in order to be beautiful?

There are girls bleeding and starving themselves to take out emotional pain and meet a standard of perfection. Because for them, it's less pain to take a razor to a wrist than to listen to the words constantly thrown at them. When will she realize that she is the only one who can love herself completely?

A boy...she's starving herself over a boy.

"Was I not pretty enough?" One.

"Not smart enough?" Two.

"Not thin enough?" Three.

Before she even realizes it, six thin red lines. Marks of her own thoughts inflicted on herself. Not to mention the twenty scars on her heart from the words others have said to her. After a while, they became so normal, so repetitive, that she began to respond with "I know." She was so tired of defending herself, she stopped caring, stopped crying...not because she rose above it, but because she started to believe everything for herself.

When are we going to learn, going to grow up and accept people for who they are, and help them help themselves? As a community, when will we stop putting each other down? And begin to bring each other up instead? Does it truly make someone feel better to just put someone else down?

It's not all about you, and it's not about me, or them, or anyone else. The whole world would work together so much, and flow so much more freely, if we could just put the puzzle pieces together and cooperate to get along and help each other. To love one another and ourselves.