How many likes does it take for you to be
beautiful?
How many pictures do you have to delete
before you realise your favourite celeb
goes through the same things as you?
How many times are you gonna re upload
your most liked picture? Just to get likes
quicker.
How many times will you step in those
heels just to add 100 filters to a heart, I
mean a face that’s already concealed
before your realise they never fell in love
with you. They fell in love with your
editing skills.
See I’m not here to tell you you’re
beautiful, I’ll let your favourite singer or
your friends do that. I just wanna know
how many people’s opinions you need
before you believe that.
Cause what’s 100 likes when there only
one person you spend your evening with?
What’s 50 favourites when your favourite
can’t get through to you, cause you’re
more concerned about what the other 49
think? How many likes does it take for
you to be beautiful? I’m not here to tell
you you’re beautiful, I’ll let your favourite
singer or your friends do that. I
remember the day when my brother
brought a girl home; I looked at her and
thought she’s a 4 out of 10 at most. See I
didn’t tell my brother because the way
his face let up every time she was
mentioned made me question my
perception cause what’s 100 likes to the
joy of you bringing that one person
home?
I’m not here to tell you you’re beautiful,
I’ll let your favourite singer or your
friends do that. In a generation where
everyone’s too busy trying not to get
hurt, to fall in love. I dare you to sign out.
I dare you to trust. I dare you to fall in
love with the people who are falling in
love with you and ignore the ones who
haven't.
I could, tell you you’re beautiful but if
that’s where your identity’s found what
happens on the day that you’re down?
And you’ve run out of the makeup that
enhances your smile. Does that mean
you’re less of a queen, because you had
rust on your crown? See
I once saw a guitarist play with a broken
string and Ronaldo do stepovers with his
shoes off. It’s then I realised their beauty
weren’t in their instruments, it was in
their being to play their role even when
they should stop.
So, when all is said and done and this
poem becomes nothing but a memory. At
least remember that 100 likes doesn’t set
you free. I’m not here to tell you you’re
beautiful, I’m here to tell you that
everyone’s got an opinion but only the
ones that find and hold on to you can set
your price. We’re like gold in the ocean,
diamonds in the sky.
©heezyvoice
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