In learning to love myself I have realized I don't need the affection of others to be validated.
My body is exactly that,
Mine.
If you dislike the bolts running across my skin in the areas that have a tendency to stick out a little further than others,
If the little craters that so lovingly remind me how connected I am to the moon and it's beautifully uneven surface aren't something you can look at because you believe you have every right to think my body is lesser than others
If you think I will self destruct without your approval, you could not be more mistaken
You are merely a guest and I have every right to deny you entry so don't convince yourself that you are entitled to my body,
Don't think for a second I am less than anyone with a toned body and baby smooth skin,
My body is not a competition and I refuse to look at other women as an opponent in the race to a mans bed