Cleansed as We Let Go; Light

I let fall all around me the pieces I held that no longer fit inside my puzzle The parts that I had outgrown but still held on to tightly with a struggle The things not meant to stay, like sand slipping through my fingers I was in need of a clearing of the things not meant to linger So cascading down & around the contours of my curves I crafted a dress comprised of the suffering that no longer serves To stitch together something beautiful with all my fragments & adorn my body in story-telling ga

With a Single Bite

This Skin

The perception of color pigmentation Seems but a figment of our imagination For there are no two eyes that see the world the same We all have different wiring going on in our brains Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Yet we've given some the cold shoulder Causing casualties in the battle over this skin We're in need of a global reckoning A realization that all of our roots are sewn in humanity That we're meant to mix together organically Like this photo, I am rendered in black and white Blend

The Butterfly Hiding Within

There were times I didn't know why I was here And days where I felt a strong urge to disappear Every effort to inch myself forward Felt like time was moving backward But like a seed, I knew I'd sprout Like a plant, I knew I'd figure it out And stretch my way toward the sun Because my growth was far from done There was always a butterfly hiding within Growing in the dark, waiting for life to begin

Looking Back In Reflection

A flower in my hair to feel connected to beauty Since a young girl, it felt like my mission and duty To ever improve this body so as to not offend any eyes I was obsessed with reducing the size of my thighs I was told I had a beautiful face But I was ever reminded if I took up too much space My hair was something to tame and control My curves needed to walk a thin line that did not roll Looking back in reflection I didn't know how to see me in my reflection Here I thought I was my own sculptor,

I Craved Flight

Like a feather waiting to wisp off with the wind blowing free Or a leaf poised ready for the journey of falling from its tree I was teetering on a new edge and I craved flight Yearning to see the view from a different height For I was ready to take off from the ground Since I was no longer being weighed down I had an itch for a flying adventure filled with exploring Wanting to weave through the air, soaring

I Found a Hidden Heart on My Most Un

In the loving light of the morning after sunrise I flew over the landscape of my body with affectionate eyes Explored the terrain after feeling my way through the dark Along the way I found a hidden heart on my most unloved part

Tied Up By Size

A slave to weights and scales I let the wind out of my own sails To maintain a sleeker looking ship I compromised speed for a narrower fit I became tied up by size And it almost led to my demise For I got swept up in a storm Of wreaking havoc on my form

For Every Inch Is Blessed

Tossing Aside Numbers

In The Mirror

Look into my eyes, I invite you to see my soul In pieces, I began this journey feeling far from whole I existed within this body, broken This was me before I was awoken When I wore a happy face, but had sad eyes I rarely peered into my windows to see inside But my eye caught my eye & I never saw it clearer You see, for me, this journey began in the mirror My eyes became my guide as I stepped aside And let my soul take the driver's seat for this ride A roller coaster in self-repair, a story of me

Together

In life and all kinds of weather We get through it best when we face it together For me, healing took hold when I let someone else in And let them feel what this life, for me, has been Face to face, skin to skin, chin to chin It felt so good to show all I hid buried within For sharing was unloading & it made me feel lighter Together, we help each other’s sun shine brighter Bringing a ying to every yang Making sure every song gets sang