This body.

This body has been with me

Since my first day on this Earth

And since then

It has been challenged

And stretched

It has withstood the

Falls

Bumps

Scrapes and

Bruises

It is resilient

And it is strong

This body is not perfect

And that is okay

For I have learned to

Accept it at any

Weight

Shape

Condition or

State

Through the extra pounds

And the stretch marks

And the other things

I cannot change

It may not

Be perfect

But I accept this body

And I feel confident anyways

Because the only body

I’ll ever have is

This body.

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(Thumbnail art "McCarren Park" by Angela Mckay )