love every body

love every body—

when we talk about scars,

we often talk about the stories they tell:

stories of pain

stories of heartbreak

but most importantly,

our scars are proof of healing,

of loving,

of caring,

of surviving

show me a scar,

a wrinkle,

a stretch mark,

and i will show you a body that protects,

persists,

perseveres.

maybe

if each of us loved our body

like our body loves us,

then we could offer that same love

to every body -

bodies in human form

bodies of animals

bodies of water.

after all, aren’t we just miraculous

souls of energy & atoms?