I like my dark orange hair,
the way it hangs low beneath my shoulders
and drapes down my spine.  
I like how it looks in braids.  
I like how pretty my toes look when I wear scarlet polish.
I like how tiny my ankles are.
I like having a little waist
and how it tilts to one side.
I like how cute I feel with my face naturally
and I like my round nose.
I like the way my teeth look
after I have Oreos and coffee in the morning.  
I like my spidery fingers and my baby wrists.  
I like how dainty they look when I play piano.  
I like how they look with chipped nail polish.  
I like my body
I like the uneven scatter of bones and ridges,
like when the plates under the sea collide and rise.
Pretty words make the negatives desirable.
I like these things today.