A quick and short poem as I choose to do too many other things this week 😌
Poets and storytellers united and asked us to Write a letter to our body
Dear Body,
I love and hate you, my body,
A whisper from the past
Said you were once a blast.
I clung to sadness,
Turned to food,
Numbness became fatness.
Even with curves and folds,
I love you, my body
You who showed me the world,
Gave me backbone,
Made the music flow through my veins,
Transformed me into a dancefloor diva.
When light pounds onto the earth,
You let me lean into the spectacle,
I moved through life,
Clumsy yet confident.
My body, my home
my strength is preserved
I finally observe
that you get what you deserve
I love the conclusion of this journey with your body - Jae
ReplyDeleteOh, I can very much relate to this!
ReplyDeleteLove the dance! Yes, there is definitely a love/hate relationship with the body. When it works well it is a wonderfully choreographed piece of organic machinery. :)
ReplyDeleteI am doing the dance right alongside you ~~~ promise!
ReplyDeleteDancing is one of the best things we can do with our bodies! Who doesn't feel cheered up by a small dance break?
ReplyDeleteWhen light pounds onto the earth
ReplyDeleteyou let me lean into this spectacle - how beautiful!
Nicely written. A love letter.
ReplyDeleteYes, most bodies ask for and deserve what they get in the way of weight gain/loss, flab, tone, etc.
ReplyDeleteI send you a flight of lovely L-words: light, lithe, lissome, lively, limber, pliant, flex, flip, fly, float, slip, slim, silk, slither, lunge, lift, leap, lean, love of life.
PK
So very true!!
ReplyDeleteA lovely letter to a body you fit into.
ReplyDeleteYou write beautiful poetry
ReplyDeleteThe advice everywhere is to love our body unconditionally. Good advice, as it has rewards for us.
ReplyDeleteHi Marja - life is life isn't we ... as we get older theoretically we get a little wiser - but no hope and experience still occur ... still we're lucky we live - and appreciate the fortunate lives we live ... your poem is perfect ... my folds - I'm try to lose! Cheers Hilary
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