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I want to fix her

I want to fix her

Jul 8, 2018 | Body Poems

I WANT TO FIX HER   I wanted to fix my body Fix her ever-changing shape and size once and for all Fix her frozen shoulders Fix her crazy high-risk of cancer Fix her and make all the pains go away Fixing holds the promise Everything will be OK There is a magic...
Body Hopping

Body Hopping

Jul 2, 2018 | Body Poems

BODY-HOPPING Her body is tall and lean It’s better in her body All the clothes fit All the people love her more She loves herself more Her body is petite and buff It’s better in her body All the yoga clothes fit just so She posts pictures of herself She walks with...
Summer body-shame

Summer body-shame

Jun 10, 2018 | Body Poems

SUMMER SHAME It creeps up with talk of bikini bodies It shows up with moms hiding behind kids in the vacation pics It stays invisible but deeply felt in the resistance of “I don’t want go to the beach or that pool party, with everyone in their bathing suits.”...
Bathe in these words

Bathe in these words

Jun 3, 2018 | Body Poems

I NEED TO BATHE IN THESE WORDS She said… I need to bathe in these words. They are new. They are unfamiliar I don’t yet know how to float and breath and soak in these new words. Words that remind me That my body is loveable as it is That my body is worth caring for...
The problem with a better body

The problem with a better body

May 1, 2017 | Blog

I saw the sign at the gym. “BETTER BODY CHALLENGE” and suddenly, out came this rant: “Really? A BETTER body? What’s wrong with my body as it is?! I’m here at the gym because I want to care for myself! I want to be strong and agile and you...