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Why must women be subject to beauty?
Beauty hurts.
Why must we endure pain and hide our faces under pounds of makeup?
Why must we go through the trouble of keeping our unruly hair long and attractive?
I’m sure there are lots of things some people would change
Wouldn’t anyone if they had the chance?
Some of our ideas might seem way out of range
You can't control
The rain or the wind or the sun.
You can't control the seasons or the sky.
But you can control little things,
like what you eat and how you act.
One change creates a ripple of changes,
A boy
A boy and the world in his hands
Everyday a new opportunity
Embracing, achieving, believing
A teen
A teen and the world on his shoulders
Everyday a new nightmare
Fearing, wishing, hoping
