Contradictions

Beauty. A quality present in someone or something which pleases the mind through your senses. The high spiritual qualities one may posses. The sweet serenity that caresses and allows the mind to reach its ultimate highs. Character, actions and thoughts are supposed to be what define the word and it's entirety, however society's powerful influence has became the voice of reason in which we have come to believe dictates everything. The longing to "fit in" and  be apart of the crowd controls the minds and contradicts what we've been taught all our lives. "Be yourself". What does that mean when the media portrays I am not good enough. Trends define who I'm supposed to be now. If I'm not trying to be vintage, my style is basic. If I'm not a skinny model, I'm unnatractive. If I'm not calling myself a misfit, I'm not down right? If I'm not trying to be a hipster then I'm not cool. The need to feel accepted seems to outweigh the need to be who we really are. Even now, some people only listen to certain artists to seem dope when in all actuality, it's just a game of follow the leader. So for now, I will continue to listen to the music I love not only for inspiration but to escape the walls of the corrupt world I've been raised in. What the man says does not exist in my parallel universe of which gives me freedom. The freedom to be me; a beautiful searching soul.