Paint me a picture,

Of what life should be,

A world where it's people don't judge what they see.

Your hair is all gone,

It's alien—it's strange,

You find that your world has started to change.

Why is the question,

You keep in your mind,

Where are the answers you struggle to find.

A while it will take,

To accept this is you,

To challenge yourself in all that is new.

Two eyes and a nose,

A mouth and ears too,…

I think that the hardest thing about Alopecia is accepting it. Sure, we can slap on a wig, hat or turban to hide ourselves within society, but to actually accept hair loss and who we are with it is an achievement not all obtain easily.

Marketing and media have influenced society in becoming a place only for those of beauty, and have successfully painted a picture of what they claim — perfection looks like. This has caused a chain reaction in billions of people, setting out to become…