Cosmo without the Airbrushed Models

by Nicole M. - Gemini

It's all about the outside
And what everyone else says

Change this
Pluck that
Buy whatever
we tell you 
to
Get him to notice you
Find a husband
Make him love you
Become more likeable
Pleasure them in bed.

Wouldn't it be nice
To stop reading quick fixes
That last just as long?
What would we do
If we read in Cosmo
That we didn't need a boyfriend
To make us happy.
Or that our answer to this empty feeling
Wasn't shopping or tummy tucking
But getting to know ourselves
and others we care about.

How would it feel if
meditation, spirituality, volunteering
Weren't the fad features,
Instead
It would be the 
make-up tips, latest diets, and new relationship bait.

It'd be nice
But would we subscribe?
Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2002-03-01 20:46:41
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:57
Poem ID: 67925

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