She read in cosmo that a pill will shed
her unwanted fat like a snake skin,
or a cocoon,
and she will emerge a beautiful butterfly
like those smiling faces
from the centerfold.
That night alone in bed
she hugged herself
and smiled in the dark
dreaming of the success
her new body will bring,
the fat melting off of her,
dripping off of her,
the bleached skull
bones exposed
her ribs shining
under pert breasts
a man’s strong arms
wrapped around her tightly
And together
soon
they too
will look out
smiling
from the centerfold.
MY TROUBLED MIND 
This was very powerful, disturbing and sad. The way you conveyed her dependence on a man made it especially effective. It seems that her new body isn’t of any real use until a man is there to validate it for her and love her because of it. This spoke to me on many levels, and for me it’s one of the most memorable pieces of yours I’ve read so far 😊
Yusra Gulab Jamman, thank you kindly for taking the time to read, analyse, and comment, I greatly appreciate it and I’m glad you liked this one
Impressive Sir
A really poignant piece of work Sir!!
Had me reading, absorbing the meaning, and then pondering for a very long time.
I am thoroughly delighted to stumble across you blog!
Keep up the good work!!
P.S : (Sorry for the formal salutation, have been reading a lot of old English Literature lately!)
Very nice!
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Loved it!
One of the most disturbing pieces I have read! I say because this is truly an issue in our time and you depicted the darkness behind it all, a chilling memoir of what women go through in our day and age. Good writing !
Thank you kindly
I shall share this poem and revisit it a few more times, I’m happy to say.
Reading it was like facing the harshness of self destructive powers that one has, it’s true. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
Spot on. (says the woman with a lucky metabolism who doesn’t want a man anyway)
very relatable but from a mans view which makes it different than all those women preaching self love
A wonderfully frightening glimpse at how the media attempts to control the way you look. Brilliant piece of work!