When was the last time
You looked in the mirror and said
I love this body of mine?
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When there was nothing you’d like to change
Nothing to improve or work with
When you didn’t compare yourself to strangers?
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Ask me. The honest answer is
I can’t even remember
And scary enough, I’m not alone in this
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Thrown at us from every direction is the guide
Wanting people to become unrealistic creatures
Wanting us to show it all, but makes us hide
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Creating a dream to become something unreal
To try to get results only photoshop can make
And when you don’t get there, what do you feel?
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The shame of not being good enough
Some break down because of failing
There’s only so long a person can act tough
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I don’t love my body. I wish that wasn’t true
How perfect it would be to only see
The miracle that makes me and you
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Think of all this wonderful body can do
It heals itself, loves and handle pain
Let’s stop the shaming and say thank you
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Thank you for letting me feel
For taking me places and creating memories
For being something to be proud of and not conceal
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It’s time to focus on getting better from the inside
Using time well spent by giving out a compliment
And stop judging on what is on the outside
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Learn to see the beauty of a broken soul
To love all that makes us human
Appreciate the mistakes that makes us whole
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Body shaming is just another word for hate
And why should we talk down about
The one thing keeping us grounded, unique and great?
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It’s long overdue to turn body shaming into body loving
To take care of it as our most important asset
Because without it, we truly are nothing
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You might never see perfection but love it anyway
For all it gives you and where it takes you
Repeat after me and say:
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I love my body!
I love my body!
I LOVE MY BODY!
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Scream it to the world so they can all hear
Write it in the sky and at the bottom of the sea
With those four words, chase away the fear
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Of never becoming a copy of a lie
Embrace that miracle that is you
And kiss those body shamers goodbye
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Life is too precious and too short for shame
Take a break. It’s time to love yourself
Besides, how stupid would we look if we were all the same?
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©Christina de Vries – Geek Heaven
Christina de Vries 