27th February 2014

Sonnet 101

Musings of old muses might make amends

For the death of truth, the beauty that died,

And will anyone listen - that depends

On her dress size - plus isn't dignified.

The feminists on Radio Four say

Celebs "face of" size zero's keep us fixed

On how notions of good beautie should lay,

Self-loathing and image get intermixed.

Skinny birds snapping selfies make me dumb

(Excuse not silence for it lies in thee)

Is this dysmorphia* my gilded  tomb?

I'm afraid invisible's all I'll be;

    Laydee look backward for the why and how:

    Who wants us to look the way we do now?*

* Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)  is a condition where a person spends a lot of time worried and concerned about their appearance.