it’s a sort of culture of inclusion
and safety
to be allowed to be free
without worry of being judged
or scrutinized for what
you look like,
or what you dress like,
for the parts of your body
that might show—
the ones that aren’t usually revealed
no one looking you up and down
no one scoffing at flaws
or getting stuck on some
feature that isn’t the ideal
you’re just yourself
you’re just bare
you’re alive…
and natural
and it’s no big deal at all
desexualized
without being
desensualized
matter of fact…
I have a body,
you have a body
let’s move on and enjoy
the breeze
it doesn’t have to be more than that
it doesn’t have to be bad or taboo
the self
in all its attractiveness
in all its ugliness
in all its uniqueness
we are the custodians
of this figure,
to live and to breathe
to embrace the totality
of one’s skin
in the abandonment
of self consciousness
we are together
we are human
and we are poetry
in physical form
Garbage Notes:
Well, just the other day this officially became my most popular poem on medium. I published it a few weeks ago and it got distributed pretty widely. I’m glad because it’s about something that matters a great deal to me. It’s about body acceptance. It’s about having a sense of freedom and love for yourself however imperfect you are.