Uneven coloration of skin. Eye bags. Dark circles. Birth marks. Large pores.

Be gone unwanted hair. Fade away, stretch marks. Mask bodily odors. Diminish blemishes. Destroy evidence of wrinkles. Avoid aging. Straighten teeth. Whiten them too.

Uneven distribution of hair for the eyebrows. Not full and thick, but sparse. Suck in that bulging gut. Thunder thighs and wide feet. Flabby arms and flabby legs. A flat plane for a chest. Dirty nails. Large lumps for a butt. Coarse hands. Dry knuckles. Dark knees and elbows. Unbalanced eye creases. Parched, chapped lips.

Part of me feels like all this nitpicking is making me disappear.

In spite of all the flaws I constantly see in myself, I saw my naked face and thought I was very beautiful on Sunday morning.