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Do You Have A Date With A Diet?

Do You Have A Date With A Diet?

Feb 11, 2020 | Body Poems

It used to be that every new beginning ⁣was a date with a diet⁣⁣A diet-date.⁣⁣It was the day I planned ⁣to start “being good”⁣⁣to “get serious about what I ate”⁣⁣It looked like this:⁣⁣January 1st – the BIG cultural diet-date⁣Birthday – diet-date the day...
I WISH I FELT LIKE LIZZO⁣

I WISH I FELT LIKE LIZZO⁣

Feb 6, 2020 | Body Poems

We watched Lizzo belting it out⁣Shaking her stuff⁣Being an icon of power⁣⁣And my soulful, beautiful being of a friend looked at me and said:⁣⁣It’s okay for Lizzo⁣But not for me⁣⁣I looked at her with one eyebrow raised⁣And a nod of understanding⁣⁣Because I’ve heard it...
THE DIET PROMISE

THE DIET PROMISE

Feb 2, 2020 | Body Poems

She whispered in my ear⁣All your dreams will come true if you’re thin⁣⁣She promised⁣Love⁣Power⁣Wealth⁣Privilege⁣And Sexiness⁣⁣If I could just stick to her rules⁣⁣If I could simply⁣Stop eating⁣Tame my hunger⁣Squelch my desire⁣Turn away from pleasure⁣And follow the...
The Body-Project

The Body-Project

Feb 1, 2020 | Body Poems

I’ve been friends with her⁣For ten years on Facebook⁣⁣And every two years I see⁣Her showing off⁣Her latest project⁣⁣Her body⁣⁣She’s on a new diet⁣There are new before and after pics⁣⁣There’s the formula⁣To her newest weight loss⁣In...
PROFITING ON THE SHAME OF WOMEN

PROFITING ON THE SHAME OF WOMEN

Jan 21, 2020 | Body Poems

  PROFITING ON THE SHAME OF WOMEN It was a group of womenSo supportiveSo upliftingCheering each other on in our lives and our work And then she stood to introduce her amazing selfAnd the shame attack started It started subtly with a friendly announcement of a new...
Sexy in this body?

Sexy in this body?

Sep 18, 2019 | Body Poems

SEXY IN THIS BODY?⁣ ⁣ I got invited to a blow out party⁣ Sara is turning 65⁣ ⁣ She said “dress sexy”⁣ ⁣ My brain glitches⁣ ⁣ In an instant⁣ I had translated sexy⁣ Into skinny.⁣ ⁣ “Be skinny”⁣ Is what my brain heard⁣ ⁣ Or at least the part of my brain⁣ That grew up in...