The things we put on our bodies.
Clothing. Hair dye. Tattoos. Piercings.
They do not make us who we are.
They do not define us.
They do not make us 'good' people or 'bad' people.
They just make us people.
People with opinions.
People with beliefs.
People with ideas and feelings.
It's these things.
These things inside us.
Not literally inside.
These things make us who we are.
These things define us.
When you have those things on the outside.
Those things that make people assume
they know who we are.
When you are put into a category.
When others become prejudice against you.
When others assume they know your life.
You should have something
to prove them wrong.
Opinions. Beliefs. Ideas. Feelings.
Don't just be an empty shell
that relies on its outward appearance
to make an impression.
i like your writing a lot megan. :)
ReplyDeletethank you! that means so much coming from you jenny :)
ReplyDeletebtw im not sure if riley told you but i've also had the idea of getting an antique sun as a tattoo and i was wondering, if it isn't too much of a hassle, if you could draw me something also. i really liked the one you drew for riley and since we kinda wanna get similar ones i think it would look best by the same artist :)
i could definitely do that for you :) you'd just have to let me know how you want yours to be different from riley's.
ReplyDeletei don't like talking on this thing because there is no way to tell if someone has commented back. im not on facebook anymore... but do you have a screen name? or you could email me details: jwhite6@live.olivet.edu.