The 'Poem A Day' Project ~ Day 185 Poem by Flying Lemming

It’s a sad fact of life that many out there
Don’t like the body that they have to wear
Some think they’re too big and others too small
While some just don’t like themselves at all
Some have a real mania for changing their look
And spend hours laying on a sun-bed and cook
Others change hair colour or eyes with contacts
As in their own skin they can never relax
Some take steps that are even more drastic
And have lumps cut off and reshaped with elastic
Which I think’s a shame that they turn to the knife
Accepting yourself is the first task in life
And whoever you admire or want to emulate
You bet they have parts of them that they hate