*A wish that was delayed.* By: Kinza Imran*

We all had a wish that was delayed.
The wish to be loved and the wish to be hugged..
The wish to be pretty or the wish to be seen…
At 12 you are,and it all feels like a dream.
You hate your hair on your hands and compare yourself to your pretty friends .
At 14 you are it doesn’t feel right..
Maybe long lashes and face that’s white
We all had a wish that was delayed.
At 20 you are ,you hate those smile lines but that’s the sign of your joyful life
We all had a wish that was delayed.
Now you are 40 and you miss yourself
The hair on your hands the tanning and those smile lines
What now ?you hate your wrinkles and you think it’s not fine…
Who made these beauty standards may I ask?
To be pretty was not a wish,you took it as a task
One day you are 50 and you realize
Insecurity was nothing but a ungrateful piece of your mind.

*By: Kinza Imran*
Grade IX
*Karachi*
Aga khan Higher Secondary School Kharadar