More often than not we put ourselves down because we do not live up to society's expectations. We are all beautiful the way we are and must start from the inside out.
SELF-HATING IS NOT ALLOWED
Why do you hate what you see in the mirror When you should love and embrace her You should be proud that you came fully assembled off the assembly line And that you don't have stand in line To refine the Father's design Many make countless trips To the doctor's office Not caring if it will be their first trip Which could very well turn out to be their last trip To purchase what they fill they missed They pay big bucks to Dr. 90210 Just to lie on his table They place their lives in his hands Each and every time They sign their name on the dotted line To have their stomachs stapled and sucked As the doctors make their attempt to reconstruct They have their lips and breasts injected And risk being infected Many have passed onto the next plane before their time Because they did not take their time To research the complications Because of their hurried aspirations and expectations Each one of us was born the way we were meant to be So, the next time you look in the mirror be proud Because self-hating is not allowed
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