Oct 22, 2025 | Body Poems
We were taught to fear our bodies.Taught to keep watch.To stay alert.To brace.Fear that one cookiewould lead to the whole bag.Fear that one more pound on our bodywas the gateway to six hundred.Fear that desiremeant danger.Fear that being unwantedmeant...
Jul 28, 2025 | Body Poems
You don’t pause anymorenot to scan the table,not to clock what they’re having,not to read the roombefore reading the menu.You order what you want.Not what sounds virtuous.Not what they’ll approve of.Not what fits into someone else’sstory about you.You...
Jul 15, 2024 | Body Poems
HAVE YOU OUTSOURCED YOUR BODY? Your phone counts your steps Tells you if you’ve moved enough Your watch shakes telling you you’ve been sitting too long A book instructs what to eat When to eat How much...
Jul 31, 2023 | Body Poems
DIET-MATH The wedding is in 6 weeks If I lose 2 pounds a week I’ll be 12 pounds thinner on the day The reunion is coming up I’ll subtract 700 calories a day add 20 min of cardio And I’ll fit into these skinny jeans We’re going to the beach on Friday I have 5...
Jul 17, 2023 | Body Poems
I Don’t Want To Die Hating My Body Please, don’t let me lay on my deathbed Reviewing my life with regret Because I wasted it on hating my body I don’t want to die wishing I was thinner Wishing that I hadn’t eaten that chocolate croissant I don’t want to...
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