Critics

I walked past a girl the other day. She was nothing special. She wore her hair over her ears and a sweater covering her arms, and I laughed at the thought that she might be hiding something. She wore a long dress, suitable for prom. and you could see the straps pressing lightly into her shoulders. The skin folded over them. I noticed the freckles on her hands and the wrinkles when she'd tense up and outstretch her fingers. Her eyes, dark brown, glared at me as I looked on. Her hairline frizzed minimally and her baby hairs swathed over her forehead compactly.

Her shoulders were broad enough. Her tight waist gaveway to a stomach that formed a small pouch to meet her hips. She had hips of great breadth. The skin underneath her eyes was drawn. She'd a dimple when she smiled and she smiled quietly. Her eyebrows needed a touchup. Her second chin was coming in nicely. She had blotches on her teeth. She was built on unshapen legs. Her nails were in need of a new coat, though she played it off well.

She combed her hair tightly behind her ears and removed the sweater from her arms. And I looked away. And so did she. And I walked from my bedroom downstairs. My family would be awaiting me anxiously. And my cavalier, nervously. And their eyes lit up as I lightly clutched the rim of the staircase and poised myself so as to prevent a slip.

My family clamored, their thoughts on my appearance made known. I stood by him now. And he turned to me and whispered, "You look beautiful."

The question of the day is: Are we our own worst critic or our own best critic? Well, a critique is a negative or positive analysis.


While we notice every detail about ourselves no one else may notice our infinitesimal properties. Therefore, we are our best critic. We'll pick out the aspects of ourselves that we may or may not like and try to change, cover up or accentuate them. And it's often over done.


We are our best critic in the sense that we critique everything, not in the sense that we are always changing ourselves to please what we perceive society will find appealing.