on beauty standards

Things I wish they didn’t do…

I wish they didn’t bait for click, “10 pounds lighter” but did you see “up to”? I wish they didn’t “before” now “after”, her thinnest also happened to be her saddest. I wish they didn’t erase and plump, ignoring beauty that exists in bumps. I wish they didn’t tell what they ate, leaving minds to scrutinize plates. I wish they didn’t hashtag goals. I really wish they didn’t hashtag goals. No hashtag goals. Say it together, “I am whole”. I wish they didn’t, but because they do, I STARTED MY OWN DAMN BUSINESS AND I’LL MESSAGE AS I PLEASE.