The Good Girl's Bad Girl

As we all know, a lot of times in life objects, people, actions and events are labeled. They are labeled as either "bad" or "good." This subjective system of measuring has imprinted upon us the rights and wrongs of society. We strive to be good because that is right. We avoid being bad because that is wrong. But my question to you and to all of society, is: are we all really this black and white? Are some of us all good, while others are purely bad?  It is so hard to categorize and accurately label people, yet that is all our society does.

So, if I had to measure all of us on this scale of good or bad, I would plot us all in both sectors. I believe that we all are both. We all have some good in our actions, personalities and behaviors, but we also all embody some inherently amiss qualities.

Here is a short poem I wrote about how deceiving some of us seemingly "good girls" can be. From what I have been told by those around me, I could definitely be classified by society as a "good girl." That said, I don't feel as though I always make the best decisions and do purely good actions.

My life is all rainbows and butterflies

Pleasing others, getting straight A's

Starving all day and cutting my thighs

Stuck in my head, wasting my days

A happy facade, smile on face

Plain white girl with a picket white life

But also stuck in my demon's embrace

Nobody would know the terrible strife

Stuck in my problems, lying and deceiving

Dishonest with others to let my secrets grow

Got them all fooled, buying and believing

Think they understand me, but little do they know

The good girl they know has got a bad girl inside

Everyone has problems they are trying to hide