My body is a body is a body,

each morning, born.

Squishy, frumpy, sexy, scarred,

legislated, ruled, violated, raped,

on guard,

caressed,

strong,

enduring, expelling, harboring, nurturing,

expanding, shrinking,

stabbed, kissed, stroked,

trafficked, judged, fingered, probed,

suckled, carried,

covered,

discovered,

worshiped, coveted, controlled,

healthy, sick,

fat, thin, dark, light, busting out,

deployed,

destroyed,

X-rayed, reviewed, discussed,

saved,

inspected, examined, rejected,

muscled, weak,

voluptuous, womanly,

boyish,

pear-shaped,

lanky, lean,

dirty, clean,

valued, cherished, despised, empty, full,

pushed, pulled,

eye candy, frigid, repulsive, sticky,

comfortable, comforting,

relaxed, tense,

tight, soft, hard, sinewy,

bloody,

scorned,

adorned,

celebrated, depleted,

fierce, energized, defeated,

loathed, captured,

reluctant, ravished,

pampered,

offered alive,

buried.

My body is a body is a body,

each new day,

reborn.