Why I Am Not A Model

Why I Am Not a Model is a collaborative piece of writing that my friend Sian and I did.  It explains why we would rather be athletes than models any day.  The original assignment was to talk about something that we aren't and compare it to something we are.

Why I Am Not a Model

I am not a model,

I am an athlete.

Because I would rather be fit,

For my own satisfaction,

Then thin for others desires.

For instance, Kendall Jenner’s

In a seventeen photo shoot.

I drop in and hear the photographer say,

“I don’t like your arms like that.

They look way too lanky.”

She moves her body to change positions.

But I am me,

I am an athlete.

Give me a ball,

And I will waste hours away.

I love the drive,

I love the power,

Of playing a sport

And knowing

Nothing else

Matters.