(Un)Pretty .... by Stacey Adamz

Growing up, I was always awkward. I was tall, light skinned, had long hair and glasses. In an inner city school surrounded by darker skinned girls with short, non natural hair and that were normal height didn't make life any easier. The boys paid attention to them. They liked me because i was kind of good at kickball and i watched wrestling.

Growin up, i always wanted to be on the pretty girls. The ones who boys looked at when they walked past. The girls that boys wants to talk to on the phone late at night. The girls who boys wanted to make their girlfriend and pass notes to in the hallway.

I've never really been one of those girls. But I've always wanted to be. I always wanted to be pretty. Sure, I've been told that I'm attractive. Some even call me sexy. But that isn't good enough. Call me vain. But there is a difference between being attractive, cute, sexy, and pretty. Atractive means that you aren't ugly. You aren't really any of the other words, but you aren't butt ugly. Nothing really to write home about. Cute girls are the ones that are just that: Cute. They are freaking adorable. They have dimples or look younger than they actually are. They are just cute as a button. Sexy is just sex with a "y" at the end of it. You have sex appeal. You are sexually appealling. You look good enough for someone to want to have sex with. Whoopee!

But when you are pretty, people take notice. Time slows down when you walk into a room. Men and women alike stop in their tracks. People magazine picks out the Prettiest People of the Year. Pretty people grace magazine covers. Pretty people walk the runways. Pretty people rule the world. Think about it. Seriously think about it.

Sometimes i just sit back and wish i was one of the pretty girls of the world.....