Our First and Last Love...

Short, stubby fingers 

graze faded white stretch marks 

zigzags on the hips like thunderbolts 

while eyes of wave-crest blue 

crinkle at the edges 

when constantly bitten lips 

part

to reveal straight teeth 

that form a crooked smile. 

Pale thighs gently meet like old friends

as feet slide together 

causing small, dainty toes 

to wiggle and giggle 

like gossiping schoolgirls. 

Thin, light hairs traverse the torso

across soft belly flesh and circling the navel 

shuddering to height 

at a lover's slightest touch. 

Muscles outline beneath the skin

shapely ovals in the arms and legs 

admired in the mirror with a grin 

visible signs of hard work paying off. 

Mischievous, crisscrossing black hairs above the eyes 

keep the tweezers busy 

but there's always one or two unruly threads left.

Collarbones protrude just enough to be 

caressed by someone's lips 

and sit below the tender throat that 

creates a deep, heartfelt laugh. 

This is me, and I am beautiful.

Author's Note

Created after making a list of the physical characteristics I like and dislike most about myself.

Reviews

[Liefje]

S T O P. This is gorgeous and YOU are gorgeous and I'm utterly lost in the magnificence of it all. I keep trying to choose a favorite phrase to point out but I'm afraid I'd end up quoting the entire poem, though I especially like "causing small dainty toes to wiggle and giggle like gossiping schoolgirls" and I especially especially like "to reveal straight teeth that form a crooked smile" - your genius overwhelms me

[PadfootBlack]

Your flattery overwhelms ME.

[Liefje]

:3