others may have wine, i have poetry

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.

We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

And the human race is filled with passion.

And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.

But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

Dead Poet's Society

Sunday, July 26, 2009

fashion

There was in a girl in class with curly hair
The long,luscious kind thats rare
The next day in class this girl was gone
She was now a straight haired clone

My friend is trying to become thin
so that she be the size thats in
Her curves are gone, her skin is pale
once a flower, she now looks stale

I look around at the world around me
Influenced by things so easily
Following so blindly what others say
or looking like them in a particular way

Trying so hard to be someone you are not
losing decency and dignity just to look 'hot'
think - In this race to do whats 'in',
aren't we losing the person within?

3 comments:

Manasa said...

Thats so true. Sometimes, even i do things blindly, buy stuff without thinking a wee bit if i actually want it or not..

Nithya said...

hmmm...yeah I am a victim too..

indi said...

I couldn't agree more. People don't have a mind of their own. Its not just fashion, you know. Reflects weak opinions.