What if I told you, that the word'pretty' is a skin
Deep, six letters prison they put you in.
They say, "If you lost some weight, you'd be so pretty"
They say, "If your skin was clearer, you'd be so pretty"
But what they really mean is,"If only you looked like our mass produced ideal, you'd be so pretty".
Let me tell you a secret they do not want you to know
nothing about you are pretty nor will it ever be so.
You see,pretty is too small and simple a word to capture
the exquisitely complex human phenomenon you are,
Ever atom of you was plucked in quiet
cosmic moments between supernovas and stars,
A carefully chosen palette of your skin, your eyes
Your muscles and bones from sunset and skies,
So when they tell you about how pretty you could be, if only
cut them off and say 'Pretty' is not your worth or value,
nor something you have ever aspired to be......

© sweksha_sachan.