Poems and Peonies

Vanity, this insanity,
Which plagues our nation,
Liberation via selfie,
The new form of “Help me”
What are we chasin’?
Dreams of the ideal,
Unreal
Picture perfect being,
Looking through a lens
To display a highlight,
Tone-tight
Photoshop mannequin.

When did we lose connection?
To relate without retaliation.
Society bleeds the psyche to berate,
Acceptance is found too late,
In ourselves, others, the human nation.
This blackness kills more than pulse,
It permeates
Disintegrates
Bonds severed by insecure impulse.
Subliminally shown inadequacies
Verbally thrown intricacies,
Of how to look better
Go-Getter
We stumble into negativity.

How do we become better humans?
To value individuals without acumen?
First, stop the comparing
Oversharing
Of highlight reels and expectations.
Acceptance of self to discover beauty
This should be a premiere duty
To rid the cynicism
Narcissism
Negativity that dwells in you and me.
Next, compliments and altruism,
Helping each other begin
To be more kind
It starts with the mind
Dedication for a new kind of schism.  
A separation from hate

The hypocrisy and judgment abate

Provide room for compassion

The new fashion

Of this human race.

By taking time to appreciate
We begin to alleviate
This inner plague
Vague
Way to live in existence.
We are afraid to fully love
Extend our arms and grasp above
Instead we hide the preferable
Vulnerable
Aspects we think are too unworthy of.
However, take just one look around,
Lift your head beyond the ground
Drop those notions and see
Me
We all have the same beautiful battles to be found.