I trace the map my body makes —
soft hills, wide rivers, rolling lakes.
No sharp-edged lines, no ruler's decree,
just generous shapes that speak of me.
These hips? They held the world one day,
they sway like music, lead the way.
This stomach — witness to late-night fries,
to laughter, holidays, and birthday pies.
It folds when I sit, it rounds with breath —
proof I am living, not a sketch.
My thighs touch like old friends do,
a secret handshake just for two.
They carry me up every stair,
strong columns dressed in tender care.
And this skin — it stretches, blooms,
makes room for joy, makes room for wounds.
I spent years shrinking, folding in,
apologizing for the space I'm in.
But bodies aren't math to subtract —
they're stories, feasts, a warm habitat.
So let me be ample. Let me be wide.
Let me take up the whole seaside.
The mirror and I, we finally agree:
these curves aren't flaws —
at every age, at every stage.