To : My Body

We are bound to each other by nature You my Vehicle and I your occupant Together we've grown and had our phases Like any long term commitment. Before I knew My sense of self Before my theory of mind, i knew you Kicking,screaming, crawling, walking Your advances outpaced my mind's by a few. But we've had our rifts An agonizing disconnect Often i feel trapped by you And almost as often you are abused by my affect. I was naive and angry And of a crime that i attribute to many, I too am guilty On you I have vented the wrath of others And you have payed me back in plenty. ( of pounds lol!) If i could go back And tell my juvenile mind to see the disconnect between the mean and you We'd both be so much happier today than we are But today I am more aware of what's true. To get caught in a vicious cycle Low self esteem, high appetite Heavy stature, Lower self esteem There's many that would share my plight. But to grow requires a change To forgive the past and change the future So, pathetic lifesytle that i grew up in - I forgive you Small, Shallow Inadequate people who've judged, punished and belittled me - I'll try to forgive you too. But for my wrongdoings , accept my apology now For I truly do repent All my misconceptions about the way things go We'll fix things beside all setbacks, I know they'll be frequent. Neither painful memories of the past, nor words, nor notions of beauty, nor men Just health and strength in mind and body I wont let those encounters get to me again. I'll keep my reasons right this time And to think of you as merely an instrument of attraction is wrong A body that facilitates mobility, communication, agility deserves respect So look in the mirror ladies & for once see more than boobs or that thong. I strive to transcend archaic ideas Of being cleopatra of the bitch pyramid, a 10, a hot chick I foster no desire for superficial men nor for a sense of superiority based on skin tone, complexion or physique. there's so much enhancing left to do And for our journey of discovery I'm excited I'm taking on the task of expanding horizons And with the consequences I'm sure you'll be delighted. For there's yet so much I want to do Before we're both ready to depart From our journey together, our experience of mortality Toward strength, peace, wisdom you are my counterpart.