Do you love your body?

I’ve often told my body it wasn’t what I wanted
or what it had to be
A curve in the wrong place
Little wrinkles on my face 

I’ve often felt my body without a caring stroke
Pinching my belly’s skin
Determining it as too much
Not worthy of a loving touch

I’ve often looked at my body with displease
Feeling unease
in the strength of my thighs
Listening to the lies

I’ve often had thoughts about my body
of what it was not
Accepted the wrong advice
the superficial, the unwise

I now look at my body with appreciation
for calling me back to self-love
Letting me know it was in pain
drowning in being vain

I now love my body for being so sensitive
I couldn’t ignore the truth
of honouring all the little sensations
the negative feelings, the vibrations

I now see my body as a vehicle of celebration
through sensual dance
Through sexual expression
Spiritual elevation 

I now see my body as my greatest gift
my greatest companion
You can only touch it now
with appreciation and a bow

To praise every curve
every patch of skin
All the softness
All the instinct
You don’t have to go far
look inside 
to the goddess 
that you are