Embracing myself at last
The comments made now
Are from friend who don't know,
They mean well, so I tolerate

I'm shy of my body
But I've grown to love it
After all, it is me --
Should I not love myself?

I'm a bird free from captivity
Though still wary
I'm more free that I've ever been,
I will not be thrown back into that cage

Having only reached 99 pounds
I carry myself in silent confidence,
My weakness is my strength
I won't let it hold me back

I'm taller for a girl
Now grown to womanhood
I've gone this far,
Let's see just how far I can go.