DYSMORPHIA

by | May 1, 2022 | THE ITCH | 0 comments

In her second piece JOY (our poet) details our on-going obsession with the and the impact it has on the young and old.

****

Stop staring at me like that,

I see it in your eyes you don't like how my shoulders are built,

My back hunched and my feet are huge,

You say , full brows and an oval shaped face,

All I can give is eye bags and badly chapped lips,

You want long afro hair but my scalp owns a tangled fringe,

Am I not enough for the spotlight,

They said, ‘'contoured cheek bones and a visible jaw line''

I own acnes and a spotted face dabbed in  concealer,

Picking at the scabs on my skin,

Poking at them, hoping they peel off and then heal,

It makes my nail beds bleed,

I thought you loved my obvious collarbone,

You had said that my breasts were the perfect size, no?

I had them stacked and tied down to avoid its growth

The mirror told the truth even though it had a ,

I walked past it and saw my bulging stomach,

After I' stopped eating burgers and did the extra exercise?

I kept seeing the curves on my hips,

The big Tees did not do justice,

I tried out the new trend, big jeans,

‘'Six feet tall is the criteria '' ,

Take a walk, jog, run , run even faster,

‘'Don't come back with folds on your skin'', let that be your mantra,

Broadway praises the pretty girls with long legs ,

For this I tortured myself with steroids and meds,

Please pause, continue and then pause, again.

Read on…

WE TALK TO SARAH GRACE ABOUT HER UP-CYCLING BRAND PURPLE GUAVA

WE TALK TO SARAH GRACE ABOUT HER UP-CYCLING BRAND PURPLE GUAVA

For a while now, we have been keeping an eye on an Instagram and twenty-two year old photographer Sarah Grace and her up-cycling clothing brand Purple Guava. To be honest we absolutely love the name and her brilliant reels showcasing her amazing talent. We just felt...

TIGER PICASSO PRE-APOCALYPTIC MUSINGS

TIGER PICASSO PRE-APOCALYPTIC MUSINGS

Tyler Tilley aka Tiger Picasso is a painter based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Born in Canada, the 40 year old has been blessing socials with his contemporary social commentary paintings. In his “pre- apocalyptic” paintings his humorous take on contemporary celebrities...

IT ALWAYS GOES BACK TO “SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW”

IT ALWAYS GOES BACK TO “SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW”

Semtex explores "Somebody That I Used To Know" through the lens of the period when it first came out, and how it would end up becoming an eternal soundtrack not just for relationships in general, but her own ephemeral ones as well. **** In 2011, a then little-known...

THE PUPPET PARADE AND THE MAN OF PEACE (PART 2)

THE PUPPET PARADE AND THE MAN OF PEACE (PART 2)

In the second of his five part series of features, our new writer Matt (a war veteran) continues the story of the Puppet Parade-it’s a cerebral dance as our protagonists takes us deeper into this weird and wonderful moment-just where is he taking us? You cannot bring...