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Published: 2012-11-19 00:05:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 8146; Favourites: 706; Downloads: 139
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I'd be pretty if I'd just smileIf I'd cut my hair a certain way
And cover myself up in that chemical crap you call make-up
But did you ever think that just maybe...
I don't wanna be pretty
That I just wanna be me
Who cares if no one ever calls me beautiful
Who cares if I'm never asked to dance
Hell I don't even know how to dance anyway
I don't care how the world sees me
I only care how I see me
And I think there's nothing wrong with the girl in the mirror
Sure she doesn't smile much but that's cause she's going through hell
Her face may look plain without any make-up
But that's just the way I like it
An old pair of jeans
The first t-shirt could find
My hair in a braid
I'm ready to go
To where no one cares just what I look like
Least of all me
It's a barn full of horses
That's where I choose to spend my days
Where no one cares about what I wear
Where I never have to hear "I'd be pretty if I'd just..."
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100% agreed!.It's such a beautifull poem 
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Beautiful poem and a very nice ending to boot! It could have more of a rhythm I suppose, but there's still enough of it to make the words flow nicely. You ended many of your lines with strong words; I like that. Very, very nice! Don't fret about poeple and their negativity flooding your comment inbox: "Haters gonna hate".
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You are most welcome.
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Beautiful and I couldn't agree more.
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Don't worry about those who are offended by this. People are easily offended and I have a suspicion that, in this case, they feel a niggling sense of misplaced guilt. It is OK to be original/unconventional and it is OK to be conventional. Everyone has have every right to be him/herself, to be what the feel to be and to like horses. It might sound cliche' but people are allowed to like horses even if it is cliche'.
Do what you feel like and to hell with everyone else.
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Girls are way to obsessed with being pretty. It's really annoying actually.
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I think that when you start talking about yourself the poem starts to lose it's message. For the first part, it's like "yeah, you don't have to be pretty, you can be cool without make up" etc, but when you get to the "I wear my jeans, braid my hair, ride a horse", you just sound like another "special snowflake" like "look at me! I don't fit society's norm! I'm so special and unique!"
I think by mentioning yourself like that, it becomes more about you and seems less relateable to others. Also, the horses. You lost me at horses.
But, it's a great poem none-the-less, and you have a lot of potential for great work!
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Actually, I find it very relateable. I still wear jeans and the first t-shirt I grab and although I don't spend time with horses, my friend does. But even if she didn't, I understand the feeling of having some place you're going where people shouldn't care about what you look like, and neither should you because it's what you enjoy. For me it was play rehearsal.
I don't mean to bash, and I'm not angry at your comment, I just want to let you know there's another opinion out there.
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I know there's another opinion out there, that's why this got to most popular
I'm just voicing mine x3
I just think the poem got a bit self-centered by the end, but that's just me
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There are thousands of these "I'm an individual" writings and videos all over the internet. It's fine if you don't care how you appear to others, I don't care, but don't make it seem like I'm below you because I DO care about my appearance. It's not a crime to wear makeup to extenuate your beauty. If you don't want to be in the 'fashion/makeup' crowd and you'd rather be in the 'T-shirt with some jeans' crowd that's fine, but don't you give me crap for wearing something that makes me feel good about myself cause then you're just being a hypocrite. Being beautiful on the outside doesn't make you 'ugly' on the inside. I have nothing against individuality and going above society, but don't put people who want to look good like me down. We've been through Hell too. I understand that you were only trying to empower people by writing this poem, but you unintentionally offended me.
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I think you got it kinda wrong? To me, she's just sick of having to be pretty because SHE doesn't want to, but that doesn't mean she has a problem with other people wearing make-up and stuff but she just doesn't want it and it annoys her when people tell her to do so...
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I get where she's coming from, and I get that she's trying to empower people (girls in particular) that it's okay to be different and plain. You're still beautiful on the inside, I understand, but I think she needs to work on the wording and tone. Just certain lines like "...cover myself up in that chemical crap you call make-up" and "...she doesn't smile much but that's cause she's going through hell" gives off the feel that her problems are more real than a girl who where's makeup; that she's better than them. Individuality is a beautiful thing, and I'm sure that's what she wanted her overall message to be, but using condescending language and talking down to those who do try and be fashionable distracts from the main idea she was trying to convey. Instead of accepting everyone for who they are, these lines make it seem as though she is only accepting those who don't care what the world thinks of them and it excludes those who do care what others think. I mean her no disrespect, that's just how I felt while reading.
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Well, that's kinda true I guess, even though "chemical crap" is actually pretty accurate...not because it's "crap" or make-up is bad in general, but chemical and therefore pretty unhealthy, but that's not the point here anyway, so forgive my small rant^^
But I think I get what you mean and understood your previous comment wrong, sorry for bothering you...but still I think she was referring to those stereotypical girls who really are ONLY conderned about looks etc. and I have to agree that you should never do this because stereotypes are pretty bad :/ But girls like that are pretty annoying...
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There's no need to apologize, you weren't being a bother.
I like responses; positive, negative, or whatever. I just wasn't too found of her diction and syntax, it gave off the wrong feel for me.
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Just... Just this. My thoughts exactly.
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cry me a river
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Sorry if you don't like my opinion, I wasn't trying to be rude.
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Try not to get offended so easily, takes all the fun out of life. If you can get so offended over a poem? hah.
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Well, yeah, I did get offended over a poem. It might seem childish to you, but I did. Nothing I can really do about it. Cry me a river.
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Thank you. 
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THIS.
Says a T-shirt and jeans girl.
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I'm not really sure what you mean by that...?
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That means this T-shirt and jeans girl just agreed with everything you just said!
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Thanks. I'm glad that some people agree with me.
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perfectly describes how I feel about myself! this poem is very deep and true!
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I always put a lot of effort into my clothes, but I'm a far cry from pretty and I wouldn't dare let make up touch my face...
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Why do these poems get on the front page? This one doesn't even rhyme. It's just another "Look how I snub society's expectations of me!" skit.
And this is coming from someone who doesn't wear make-up and puts on a shirt and jeans everyday. I never feel bothered to primp myself, but I'm not going to show it off like a big shiny badge and exclaim how special I am for my apathy towards fashion!
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Poems don't even have to rhyme... -_-; actually, the best ones don't rhyme at all... >_>
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This is probably on the front page because people enjoyed reading it and gave positive feedback. I don't really think she's showing off here, just enjoying writing. And poems don't have to rhyme.
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I think it has to do with the new front page algorithm - instead of whatever's most popular overall, there's a quota for certain categories that usually don't get enough exposure (like writing). Not defending this poem at all (your opinion aligns with mine mostly except that I think a distinct rhythm is more important than rhyme with poetry), but I personally don't mind the system. Greater diversity of works and we get to see a lot of new artists instead of the same ten recycled over and over.
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you had me at horses! (and also i don't care what i look like in the mornings 
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