The Changing Face Of Beauty Poem by Richard Kalfus

The changing face of beauty

Thank you Barbie
For looking more like me
Once again I must be
That ugly girl In the mirror

I hear their ugly words
"You're just too fat."
Don't you see? "

So go ahead and laugh at me
doing sit-ups awkwardly.

Who would think that Barbie,
came to my aid
in time of late?

Once more I look in the mirror.

New Barbie has worked her magic
How fantastic!
I see a different girl
so clearly
why it's merely me?
bringing into focus
a new acceptance
of the real girl
all should take note.

Why all the fuss?
You forgot to look beyond the outside
For you must
discover my world inside.

A kind and caring girl am I
Who visits the nursing home
where old Mrs.Foster
marvels at my beauty
And loves my sense of duty
Never forgetting what I mean to her
and she to me.