Since when has size zero been beautiful?

Since when has size zero been beautiful?

What is beautiful about being unhealthily thin?

When there is nothing there but bones and skin,

The faces of models so emotionless they seem,

Strutting down the catwalk to a melodic theme.

Since when has size zero been beautiful?

The fashion industry is taken too seriously,

Not giving a thought about illness and the severity,

Young girls idolise these models, but why?

Losing weight for a gap between their thighs.

Since when has size zero been beautiful?

The media is silly and society is mad,

Since when is a size 14 seen as so bad?

I would like to see more models with more width on their hips,

And go back to the “normal” time we must have skipped.

COMMENTARY

I was inspired to write this poem after reading an article that I had found on the internet, saying how models are too thin. I came up with a lot of ideas about the ways in which models are presented, and why are the certain girls chosen to present beauty and fashion. I have used the title at the beginning of each stanza, in order to keep going back the question asked at the start. Each stanza ia based on a different factor of models. The first is based on models being too thin, the second stanza highlights the seriousness of being thin and how these models have an impact on younger girls who strive for perfection, finally, the last stanza is going back to when being skinny was frowned upon and being a healthy size 14 was not. The poem highlights different areas of models and the fashion world. I have used a higher frequency of lexis in this poem, as I have tried to make it more serious and easier for people/readers to relate to. It is a very broad topic and people have different views, I used examples everyone can understand and interpret.