Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Luster

Why aren't I beautiful?
Why don't you for one minute
 think that maybe I would be the Girl of your Dreams 
even if I am a size 16?
and if you are so hard and such a man and...so hard
y do you internalize the image of the women that society tells you to?
y do you overlook me because my legs are thick my shoulders are wide and my skin is caramel.

But you'd like this caramel if only you could taste it
and I know you'd want to
but you cant because I belong to somebody.
My Father. and yes we're in love 
and damn right. Im fly. Cuz I was made in his image.
Breast MIDSECTION and all.
If only once you looked into my eyes
and not my size
you could finally come to internalize
that I am beautiful.
and you've.
lost out.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, powerful poem...just like the woman who wrote it.