My Body (poem)
My Body
My body is a place for me to live comfortably.
A place that I can move around in freely to stretch and grow and reach
My body is my home, a warm cozy place to snuggle into
A substantial aura that surrounds me, yet is not me
My body is an extension of myself, but it is not all of me
My body is connected to me, but does not control me
Sometimes, I decorate my body as a means of expressing ME
Sometime, I don't; I want people to look beyond the ornaments
My body is beautiful either way
My body sustains me and allows me to communicate with the world
My body is a flexible, adaptable environment for me to flourish in
MY body is mine
My body is not a toy for you to play with; it is my tool for survival
We can make love or music together with me body
But you cannot pluck away at it and expect it to resound
My body is not a trophy to carry and mount for display
My body is not a prize or object to be paraded for others
My body is not static and is not perfect in the literal sense
For perfection means finished:
My body will never be finished until I die
My body will continue to flow and change with time
Nothing about my body is permanent
My body will age with time
My body will get softer and lost it's resiliency
My body will become more fragile and wrinkles will appear
It will not be the end of my meaningful life
My body needs no correcting
My body is not a compilation of parts to be selected
My body is not a machine
You cannot simply push the "right" button and "give" me an orgasm
You can only provide touch through the sensory network of my skin
And allow me to respond in my own unique way
You cannot make my body yours
But I might decide to share it with you
My body is not empty without you
Although it can expand to let you in
My body is whole
My body is not a form of art in the usual sense
My body is beautiful, but not something got be worshipped
My body is only a representation of myself
A crude likeness, partially reflecting what lives inside
My body is a safe and wonderful place for ME
My body is mine
July 1993