A Love Poem (About Body Image/Self Image)
We grew up together,
You and I,
Intricately connected
Through a trillion cells
Loved and lovely childhood
Blooming together into
Awkward ugly ducklinghood
Then radiant swan
Blind to our inherent glory
Found in the etchings
of our DNA
Yet I separated myself from you
You were you in glorious birthright
And I shrunk at the sight
Seeing only imperfections
I wanted to unbind
To sever our alliance
And so I hated you
I beat you, starved you, destroyed you
But I wasn’t rid of you,
You and I
And as you began crying out in pain,
I began crying out, too
Day in, day out
An unendurable life
Because life would always
Link the two of us
Fatefully bound in matrimony
It was a holy marriage
A divine binding together
Sacredness could not be hated
You and I must be loved
I listened, I headed your pain
And suddenly the pain
Became lesser
We lived in closer bonds,
You and I,
And love came into the temple
And we danced and moved
With an intimate connection
Until death do us part
For you, my body,
Are the sanctuary of my being
