Seeking Perfection

If I could just make my lips fuller

Then I will feel good about myself 

If my stomach was a little flatter 

Then I will feel good about myself

If my thighs were lovely and slender

Then I will feel good about myself

If my nails were perfectly manicured 

Then I will feel good about myself

If I could just hold back those pesky wrinkles

Then I will feel good about myself

So I popped the pills

Injected the chemicals 

Had the fat “sucked” out

Used all the expensive products

And yet……

I still didn’t feel whole and complete 

So instead I took time to spend in nature

I walked in silence soaking up the birdsong

I sat and read a book

I gave back by helping others

I took a long soak in a sumptuous bubble bath

I stopped trying to be someone or something I wasn’t 

I found myself ….. and realised beauty is definitely within us. 

Don’t be fooled by those “perfect” social media shots - behind the lens - nobody is perfect. What is perfection anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

Joanne C Hicks Pembrokeshire Poet Copyright ©️ 

16th November 2025

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