tones // vibes // minimalist-boho-pinterest plants

I’ve been reading the internet and have learned there are some classic tones you supposed to adopt if you are to be on it. when explaining anything from how to bake a paleo dark chocolate ganache cake to whether biker shorts are coming into style, you need to be
funny / catchy / a source of phrases that could
source movies, Mean Girls, memes, you
are not allowed a boring sentence,
any unknowing lines, you have to be
self-deprecating and smartest,
snarky, skinny,

yet eat a lot.

No acne     but no boyfriend.

Cool alone but always

       in a girl crew.     Flippant. Classic.

     Classic

girl you are         and know you are

     brave and wonderful

         and worthy of every uncut ear, but still,

you make sure at the end of your
breakout Buzzfeed article
next to some slight-funny bio,
well-ratioed of 1:3 (weird:relatable) facts, next
is you in picture, smiling, good hair day,
probably selfie (probably-lipsticked).

I catch you on that day and I know it’s rare,
worth commenting, abstract ecstatic emoji, and when
I put myself in those days I too take a million selfies
and make a music video over my bathroom sink and
text my friends these things immediately after,

                       me-so-fun to include them
but really       me-so-safe, nestle nestle,
     others can handle me,
             oof yay saved-happy
don’t worry bb if you want

to date an artist and hide in his off-label band,
then you are on the right track.
But worry child,
your seed may never crack, might
not meet the cold air
or see the dark of night
or know it was even a seed at all.

Gwen Roberts is a Texan currently living and working in New York City as a consultant, which includes problem-solving, data analysis, and the occasional worry about using her master's degree in urban planning. She's been writing ever since she conquered her fear of chapter books and is grateful to all the creative and/or obligated people who have kindly given feedback.