Chloe Turner
free
social obligations make me
shove my fingers down my throat,
i’m taught not to be proud
of my achievements because,
they’ll see me as a gloat.
but what did i achieve anyway?
because i can always work harder:
to be happier,
to be smarter,
to be the girl with the size zero waist
and the personality that is a copy and paste
of all the people that i will
never meet face to face,
but just see through a screen.
why is everyone so mean?
‘love yourself’
but not like that,
‘have you seen Soph lately?’
she’s got well fat
just go f*ck yourself!
life is not all about wealth,
it’s about mental health
of the younger generation,
who feel like everything is presented
to them as a destination.
will we ever find what we are looking for?
or is it right here somewhere on the floor?
alongside:
our hopes,
our dreams,
our confidence,
and so much more
i really can’t take this sh*t anymore.
go ahead and tell me
that i’m wrong,
that i can’t eat cake
and need to wear a thong.
society had no faith in us all along,
we need to be strong and
come together as one
because i don’t
need a toned bum
to feel
free.
c.t.
Words: Chloe Turner, Graphic Communication, @creativechloee
Images: Beth Graham, Storehouse Content Team, @beth_grahamm