Steez- Style With Ease?

     

     So I was thinking about style today and it got me thinking about perception. How can one person say, "That's cool" and be right? To me, style is a lot like art in a sense: there are a lot of things that are currently trending and if you copy the modern style, it will most likely be acceptable, but if you try to be creative and do something totally different people may hate it or they may love it. Your influence is also determined by your status in society. That's a little frustrating because there are a lot of good artists out there that just can't get any recognition because they aren't famous. And there are also a lot of trash artists that get a lot of recognition because they are already famous. This is where you get those moments where you see a painting of a red square that was sold for $100,000,000 and you're just like "WHAT?!?! I could have done that!!" But the truth is: you are not famous so what you do doesn't really matter to "them."
     Anyways! Sorry for my rant. I get quite worked up about that issue. Soooo.... back to the style! I wanted to share with you a poem that I wrote today about style:

Style

Your views are always changing

Writing then erasing

But I can't understand how you still have people chasing

They chase after you

And I must admit I've chased after you too

But you can't understand the pain I feel

Always having to buy new clothes just to prove that I'm real

"Look at that sale! Those prices are a steal!"

They say they have a passion for fashion

But why, if not even diamonds are everlasting?

So my views about you are gonna change

What I wrote I will erase

You, I will no longer chase

If you're here, that's cool

But if not, you're a fool

I value myself more than you

You should be chasing after me dude

Because I'm not like you, Style

 You're superficial like closets but my thoughts go on for miles

And, Style, I'm signing off today

So you can throw your propaganda away

     The intention I had in writing this poem was to get people to understand that style is extremely superficial. There is more to life, yourself, relationships,society, and beauty than just what clothes or accessories you have on. I hope that you related to this and if you didn't, maybe you know someone who might, if so, share this with them.

God bless you, 

Erick Lima

p.s. Live Radically