2024-05-03

My friend told me

Her child was turning five

and there's no more excuses 
not to lose
those ten pounds
after birth

Fit in those jeans
try a new diet
perhaps a dozenth

My dear darling
I wish you could let yourself
just exist
and breathe
and feel
the resonant might
of your perfectly functioning body

May kindness 
hold you tight
and sing comfort
into your ears

May the rhythm
of happy days
pulse in your heels 
and make you dance
in the streets 
as you go 
fetch fresh milk
or perform other
perfectly ordinary task

Stop blaming
your yesterself
for not having the power
you gained today
for today is only the beginning


2016-02-14

14/2




Roses are red
Violets are blue
Let's not be racists
All flowers are cool