Could you just love me like this?

[Eva Libre]

 

''Today I asked my body what she needed,

Which is a big deal

Considering my journey of

Not Really Asking That Much.

 

I thought she might need more water.

Or protein.

Or greens.

Or yoga.

Or supplements.

Or movement.

 

But as I stood in the shower

Reflecting on her stretch marks,

Her roundness where I would like flatness,

Her softness where I would like firmness,

All those conditioned wishes

That form a bundle of

Never-Quite-Right-Ness,

She whispered very gently:

 

Could you just love me like this?''

 

 

- Hollie Holden

 

Arna Baartz Artist

Poem and art from Willendorf's Legacy: "The Sacred Body"