Dare
Compulsively reaching for your brand new phone-
what if I broke it?
Consumed by activity on your laptop screen-
what if I closed it?
Spend an hour covering your natural beauty
with purchased appeal-
I dare you to wash it off.
Tying a pretty scarf around your neck
makes you feel pretty.
Putting on your expensive boots renders you
fashionable.
In your room you are surrounded by belongings.
Your possessions are the tools that grant you
access to the life you think you want-
A monetary sense of self.
But with the good comes the bad, the constant longing for what you could have had.
Strip yourself, undress, let your skin feel the naked air-
I promise this is a dare
worth considering.
what if I broke it?
Consumed by activity on your laptop screen-
what if I closed it?
Spend an hour covering your natural beauty
with purchased appeal-
I dare you to wash it off.
Tying a pretty scarf around your neck
makes you feel pretty.
Putting on your expensive boots renders you
fashionable.
In your room you are surrounded by belongings.
Your possessions are the tools that grant you
access to the life you think you want-
A monetary sense of self.
But with the good comes the bad, the constant longing for what you could have had.
Strip yourself, undress, let your skin feel the naked air-
I promise this is a dare
worth considering.