allow me to ponder
the living art
of reading bodies
greatly overlooked
for its accuracy

what forms the body
is our mental chatter
reoccurrence of feelings
when we meet new person
we know instantly
who they are
before they talk

shaping the formless
embodying the emotions
hands holding trauma
shoulders carrying
weight of the world
legs the support structure
of the living energy
skin thin easy to get under

the reason we often wish
to change our body is
due to our incongruent
thoughts, words and actions
we feel we should look one way
yet the reflection in the mirror
speaks volumes of how
we truly function inside

brave up and
embrace ourselves
just the way
we are

perfect

for spotify subscribers – the poem above read by the author