Hungry (poem)
Hungry
(A poem for all of us.....)
All my life
I have been searching
For the place
Where I can be
Satisfied
With exactly
What’s in front of me
When I look
In the mirror
Wishing she would change
Because her body
Never small
Hoped to rearrange
That her thighs
Would be thinner
Bone structure
Could be less
Belly big
Inner arms
Always slim obsessed
Every bite
That went inside
Calculated pain
Wishing she
Could Just live
Body held in vain
Aging soon
Fine lines created
Spending to erase
All the smiles
Shown in lines
So Gorgeous on her face
Do not wish away
My love
This body got you through
All of life’s
Stark Hardships
Darkness
And abuse
Now you....
On the other side
Rejoicing you could be
Wrap your hands
Tight around
Strong thighs
And sweet belly
Liquid as
That curvy hip
That luscious
Line
Does weave
A gorgeous pattern
Woven through
Your body
Can’t believe
Those
Arms that hold
So gently
Legs to wrap around
Soft belly to snuggle into
Two feet upon the ground
A letter to remember
You are more
Than your parts
A mystic magical being
A walking
Work of art
Knowing deep
That swish of hip
Loving belly roll
Each inch of you
Is goddess true
And something to
BEHOLD
You are beauty
Strength and Grace
Let no one
Tell you different
Loving on this changing self
NOT to be kept hidden
You are power
Magnified
Beauty full and true
Let your body be....
Right now
And focus in on you
See yourself
With gentle eyes
A loving kind full self
The voice you talk
To those you love
Speak it
To yourself
And hug deep
That soul within
That you ignored
With hunger
Let those lips
Be satisfied
Honouring the younger
Parts of you
That always knew
It was ok to feed
That gorgeous
Body made of earth
Sowing of the seed
So honour all the juicy bits
That wiggle when You walk
A symphony of softness
Admiration as you talk
So may you say
Just today
“I’ll worship all that’s me
Big and small
I love it all
And
My hunger
I will feed”
And then
Wrap your arms
Around your belly tight
Thankful for the gift
That is....
Cause
You
Were
Made
Just
Right
I wasn’t going to let this one go cause I wrote it just for me.....
Then
I read it again
And realized
It’s actually for every person I know
And for all the people I don’t know too
Socialized Misogyny is a total wanker......and I fight it everyday
And by writing this and sharing it
I want you to know
Me too.....
If your self talk and image have been in the gutter
Me too.....
I’m learning to love all of me
It takes so much time
This picture was taken 12 years ago
I thought I was......
Fat back then
It kinda breaks my heart
Because
In reality
I was really STRONG!!!!
And so absolutely stunning
I want to tell
Nay
YELL
To my younger self
“There was absolutely nothing wrong with you”
So please........
Take it from me
A gal who is 43 now and still trying to shake the shackles of control and conformity off.....
As my body shape shifts and morphs....
And moves even father away from the unrealistic beauty standards
I know
Love will come
So
Love yourself if you can
And if you can’t today
I’ll share mine with you