Her Vice

Her skin is kissed by the finest coco

her lips are envied, plump. and pretty

her curves defy the highest mountains

she's a queen, a god, her highness

This world has mocked her for the width of her hips

and the beauty in between her eyes

because a nose like hers is a true mark of her godly ties

WIDE! BIG! and BEAUTIFUL

but she couldn't see how titillating her form is

 she ponders on if she possess real beauty 

People try to copy the coils in her hair

and bottle the magic of her youth

they buy what she has

but she cannot see her own beauty

That mirror

everyday

she looks, she sees

skin that's too dark

hair that's too nappy

a face deemed ethnic and not exotic

that fuckin' mirror

it destroys her

but its her eyes that lie

because when she looks down all she see's is

a stomach that's too fat

size 16 jeans next to a model pencil sized

feet that are too big

and skin that's just too dark

her vice

her drug

her mental madness came from "that" media

that photo shop she wished she could be

because to be attractive you must

have fair skin

fit smaller clothes

straighten that nest atop her head

enhance this but decrease that

she must deny her ancestry

and give up her godly locks

She must conform to society

how can she hear as they meow under her mighty roar

how did they end up with the power

deciding how she should be

she the ugliest creature but others seek her features

who told her she was ugly

what image tainted her eyes

because SHE IS BEAUTIFUL

not another day will pass for fear of this mirror

I....

she is beautiful

wait

I am beautiful

because I am her and I realize

the only two fucks I have to give are going to be fucks well spent

FUCK your standards

FUCK your opinions

You will not box me in

shame my face

scare me into conformity

Take your vice

your drug

your shit

I am a QUEEN

I gave you life with these hips

Envy me

Take notes

Gawk

Stare

Take your vice

But leave the mirror here

J. Divine