Am I Bigger Than Her?
Am I bigger than her?I ask my husbandAs a woman passes on the streetAm I bigger than her?I ask myself, as I walk into the roomMeasuring up all the womenAm I bigger than her?I look at a picture of younger meA “memory” on Facebook from years...
MY COVID BODY
I’ve had so many My covid body Padded for survival My summer body Strong from swimming My mom body Stretched from growing a person My wedding body Small from photo fear My injured body Immobile from pain My surgery body Scarred from fighting My winter body Soft...
DON’T TOUCH MY BELLY
We were in bedTogetherTouching all the placesFor delightBut out of my mouthCame“Don’t touch my belly”And I moved his hand awayAway from the part of me that I thought was too bigToo muchNot flat enoughNot appealingMy mind that had beenSeduced into...
