If and Only If: A Journal of Body Image and Eating Disorders Winter 2015 | Page 64

I've filled you

All these years with

Mouthful of bitterness

And handfuls of sorrow and anger

Sprinkled you with loneliness

You are a creation of my own heartache

Can I instead fill you with songs and poetry

Sprinkle you with sweetness and safety

Make you an outward mirror

Of my soul once again

My body is a temple

A gift from God

Alinauguration Betje

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