An Ode to All the Women
I know that I may be young
That I haven’t had a lot of experience yet
You tell me that we all are different
But, despite the differences, I think I may have found out what we all have in common:
Our curves
No matter how small or short or tall or large you are
I can guarantee that you have some curves
Whether it shows in your chest or your stomach or your hips or your thighs or your calves
It does not matter
All women have them
So, I want to say an ode
A toast to what connects us:
To love handles and tummy rolls and thick thighs and plump bottoms
To curves and bumps and stretch marks, no matter where they are
To the women who use their stomachs for drums to make music
To the women who use their hips to help hold up their children
To the women who love their arms because they are strong enough to carry the weight of the world
To those who wear heels and skirts just so they can show off their calves they got from all their hard work
To the women who love how their butt looks in those jeans
To those who love eating and love what they eat
To those who sees the faces in their stomachs and use them to get a laugh from those around them
To those who got a little top heavy during puberty and still rock it like no one else
To those who love wearing crop tops and tank tops and skirts and shorts that show off their stretch marks and scars
For they know they got it from love and hard work and nature and stubbornness and know that they should be appreciated, know that they should be worn with pride
To those who know that our mother’s bodies was our first home
That it loved and sheltered us as we grew
To those women that know our bodies are landscapes
That know we reflect the very earth we stand upon
That we are full of smooth curves and sharp edges
That we are both soft and hard
And know that we all have a core of fire
To those women, all those wonderful women, the beautiful women, the glorious women who know we don’t all come in one shape or color or size
To those glorious women who can see the differences and can appreciate them
To those glorious women who can see the differences and can appreciate themselves
And those who can teach others to do the same