Body

art by Pierre Boncompain

dear body,

how i desire to love you,
wrap arms around your torso,
and savour the softness,
of skin upon skin
fingers upon flesh,
graze over the outlines of your ribcage,
down the length of your bones,
remember how they were once broken,
only to mend stronger,
replenish trauma with life,
the ivory feels more and more
like hardened steel
with every passing year
protecting your fragile heart
beneath.

how wise you really must be,

oh body, the things you have seen

endured touch that did not quite belong,

the stories you could retell,

some of which may be best forgotten,
but all inspire admiration
not pity, but respect
i know you are a master of disguise,
covered up by bundles and plaster,
but you deserve to be known

to be loved,

to feel the warmth of the sun on every inch of you,
not to hide inside the walls
of fear and insecurity,
but to be celebrated.

dear body,
you are worthy,
and one day,
you will know it.

Author's Note

CC welcome~