The Girls on the Internet

This is a poem about leaving your twenties and suddenly everything about you is no longer "in style". It is about being a woman and being reminded of how you've changed.

Threw away my tight jeans, got myself some new makeup,

Because the stuff I love from Walgreens, is no longer making the cut. 

My hobbies aren’t trending and my hair is outdated,

I’m told I should enjoy the things I’ve always hated. 

Cause the girls on the internet, they say my fashion’s out,

And now I’m over 30- I don’t know what it’s about.

Inside I still feel like I am eighteen,

But i'm reminded I'm not when I look at the screen

Of my phone that I never used to pay much mind to,

But now it’s a constant ad of the things I outgrew.

Like being pretty without a whole lot of work,

Flat stomachs, clear skin, sexy effortless smirks.

I swear I used to be pretty, men called me hot,

When did it change? When did I become...not?

Now my hair is speckled silver- no f**k it, it’s grey,

Calling it something else won’t make it pretty anyway. 

Isn’t getting older supposed to give you wisdom and grace?

Then why is the only thing I notice the new wrinkles on my face?

I don’t take my granted the blessing that is life,

I’ve grown, I've loved, I’ve become a wife,

But I can’t help but cry in front of the mirror as I smoke a cigarette,

And tell myself it’s too late to be the girls on the internet.

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

This poem has a very strong message in it. I hate social media and just finished telling a new friend this. It is a scourge to society as we know it, that's exactly what I told all my Facebook and Twitter fans hahaha. I kid. There is no way in hell I would ever be on those trashy sites. They peddle in such unrealistic expectations that it would drive a person crazy if not worse trying to live up to their ideas of beauty and being the "It" person of celebrity. Don't try to be anyone else but you. I mean really the Kardashians are so plastic you can throw them into the middle of the ocean and they would never drown. True beauty is not fake, period. I love a woman in grandma panties and oversized tee-shirts with sayings on them "I'm with stupid" to me that's hot. The best thing anyone can ever do to find peace and normalcy in their souls is delete their social media accounts immediately. Stay away from that s**t. It's poison for the soul. Ok...enough of my rant I have selfies to post on Instagram lol. I'm kidding geez. By the way, Love your poem because it's written with heart and honest truth.

[Dal]

Thank you so much for your review. I am so glad to read your comments!