Beautiful.

Poem - ATC

When I was seven I was an inquisitive child

With big ears and an even bigger mouth.

I would question everything around me,

I knew best without a doubt. 

"Do you want your ears pinned back?" My mummy offered kindly, 

"What's that mean?" I asked her, ever so curiously

she described to me it meant surgery

Like the pain of when they stole my tonsils.

I was shocked.

"All for the sake of beauty?

  - Mum but I like the way I look."

Reviews

[Steven J. McCarathy]

Thank you for this read request. Women do many things for the sake of beauty. What ever happen to natural beauty? Because nature is the most beautiful thing in the world, and it's all natural. Even so I think your a wonderful poet, and encourage you to keep writing.

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Thank you Steven for such a beautiful review :) I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[Olivia]

This s so beautiful.
I bet your ears are beautiful as well

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

thank you olivia :)

[~]

true beauty laying in us, and what we make of us. well said ally!!

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

thank you :)

[R Smith]

lovely stuff Ally, a reflection on your childhood and upon the way of today when people feel they need to improve their looks, the sad reflection of society as it has become, :)

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Thank you Richard :)

[Chris D.]

Very clever my friend, and luckily there's no surgery in the world that could remove your talents!! Thanks for giving my smile a nip tuck my friend..:)

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Thanks Chris :)

[Emily]

I love this one!
Another one of my favorites of yours!
Keep it up!

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Thank you Emily :)

[♥ Ari Skye ♥]

I liked this post. It reminded me of a discussion I was having the other night about Botox. Why would I inject my face with poisons, just to make my cheeks look nice..

The wonderful world of societal pressures... Nice childlike view of the craziness of these procedures.
Wonderful job Ally!

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Thank you so much Ashley :)

[One Lost Anti-Hero]

What is beauty anyways. Is it a natural occurrence due to our growth as a human race to define it via years of living on this planet or is it something defined by the attraction of society trying to make us follow it. Maybe its just a word to describe something you like and if so I liked this poem. It was wonderful.

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Thank you, beauty is finding an attraction in something.

[Matching Socks]

It takes so much courage to accept ourselves for who we are and not cave in to who society expects us to be, or look like. Great message ATC.

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Thanks Ana! - ATC

[Matching Socks]

You're welcome!

[armin]

I liked the ending .
Beauty is what that come from inside, no outer beauty is worthy than the purity of inner soul.

armin. ...

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Thank you Armin I'm really pleased you liked it and thanks for taking the time to leave a review! Means a lot - ATC

[andrew mitchell]

Nice Ally , very sweet write and I had my tonsils out. lol

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Haha free ice cream at least - ATC