I have met countless women
Who spend time speaking of the stubborn five pounds that keep them from joy.
[I am not exempt]
So many words wasted
on how our bodies "should" appear
As if we are to be viewed through the lens of desire, and nothing more.
How happiness is only around the corner if we are disciplined enough.
**** all these moments of missed pleasure
Spent grappling with the question, "How do I appear more appealing?"
**** the sexist notion that we are to be viewed as objects.
I hope we gain these moments back, unphased and disinterested in the so-called five pounds of unworthiness.