Flaws | An Exploration

I have terrible, unruly eyebrows that have never done what they are told, and awful dark shadows under my eyes for as long as I can remember.

But in between my eyebrows and dark shadows, I have bright green eyes and long eyelashes - the features I am most proud of.

There are times when my mouth looks too big for my face, and I have a lump on the inside of my top lip from when I split it open as a child.
But behind those lips, I have white teeth that are perfectly straight. I always look better in photos for showing them when I smile.

 

I have suffered from blackheads around my nose for as long as I can remember - they are the one thing that always needs to be concealed whenever I am putting makeup on.
But the rest of my skin is practically blemish-free, and I am always told by friends and family members what a lovely complexion I have.

Sometimes I look at my collar bones and wish they didn't stick out so much; they are my least favourite part of having a frame like mine.

But being this way means that I have a slender, elegant and delicate neck.

 My hair is often wild and can't be tamed. I find it very difficult to style my hair and keep it that way.

But having such a mane of hair gives me something to hide behind when I'm feeling shy or uncomfortable.

 The skin on my legs is pale and I am covered in bruises from God knows where.

But the skin on my arms tans to a lovely shade of golden brown in the summer and features dozens of moles that cluster in patterns all over.

Flaws are a natural part of the human body, and although we are told we should be proud of them, it is hard to in a society that judges us so harshly.

The solution is not to cover them up, to pretend they don't exist, or to hide them. The solution is to find one thing we like about our body for one that we don't. A positive for a negative; a personal strength for a perceived weakness.

Humans are both perfection and imperfection. To try and change that would only be unnatural.