sometimes I lay in bed completely naked just to remind myself I'll only ever be able to feel that comfortable for me
I lay splayed and open, alone, so that my mind remembers that this vulnerability is ours alone
this body is ours alone
I'll only ever be able to open myself that way, unabashed, unashamed, to me
me who feeds and cleans the body
I do it if only to remind myself I am only my own
too often, my body is taken from me
to prove a point
to prove she is a natural goddess on land walking with bees and honeysuckles
too often she is used to please others
to bring others to their knees
too often I am not caring for her
so when my body and I are naked together, alone and crying only the way we can together
I stop just to remind myself that I am slave to no one but myself
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A series of poems by Beccah
PoetryThis is a bunch of poetry I've written over the years. It's my favorite form of literature. I just need a place to put it all, so enjoy :)
