If all you care about is being beautiful or thin
You'll neglect what's more important
-  What  lies within

Your outer shell may look divine
With all that dedication
and of course investment of time
In primping and preening
Those many hours at the gym
Weight-training, Cardio
a steam bath and a swim
The clothing, the costumes
the accessories and shoes
You worry about what you’ve got
but are more afraid of what you’ll lose.
You obsess over age,
Every  wrinkle and dimple
Spend fortunes on pills and potions
Won’t leave the house with a pimple
Your life is a diet
That you deny you are on
When people ask you your secret
You’ve learnt how to con
“I eat all the time and just never get fat”
It’s all in the genes. Fancy that?
Then you flutter your false lashes
Extend your fake nails
Smile with veneers flashing
Claim you support ‘Save the Whales’
You’re so proud of the fact
that you’re your own creation
Whatever God gave you
was just the foundation
Your new breasts that you reveal
in a low-cut Dior blouse
You invite friends to feel
“Oooh they feel so real!”…
’Jealous cows!’
Hair extensions, highlights
collagen for your lips
Oh, don’t forget the liposuction
to remove fat from your hips
Lift and tuck, sculpt and shape
Wax all but a strip
Spa treatments and massage
Green juice you must sip.
The Botox that smoothes
the fillers that fill,
the makeup that hides
that you’re over the hill.

I’m not saying sit up there on some dusty shelf
Look good by all means and take care of yourself
Just focus on the things that never grow old
that don’t fade away and can never be sold
On kindness, compassion, integrity and truth
These are the things that last way beyond youth.

 ~o~