I used to suck my belly in
Wherever I went
Self conscious of my curves and the radius that I cover
I used to believe that I was massive
Obese just like they say
Twenty years have passed
And now I let my belly exist
Wherever I go
Self conscious of my confidence
Careful not to be arrogant
My curves take up space
And I see no need to apologize
Today time stands still
And I look at this person in the mirror
Photos and selfies of days I felt cute
But might delete later
Have remained in some cloud of memory
Boomeranging back at me
Like compliments I threw into the wind
I am grateful to find this sort of give no fucks feeling
The kind that doesn’t look at the sizes listed on inner labels
My inner label is curved
Like the earth
Deniers abound but never rebound
The boomerang is me and I have finally come around
Twenty years have passed
Since the days i disliked my vessel
Today my ship sails proudly
The masts holding flags of pride
I used to do a lot of things for others
And now I do it for me
But even still
Caring for myself means I care for you as well.
