you frown at yourself
in reflection.
years and years made you
but you can't see past
the scars from old lifestyles
and supposed flaws
forgetting
that
i can.
you hate how curly your hair is--
well, i love it
love the way your hair is like
a chaotic dark ocean
and my hands are
like dolphins moving through
each curl
and how it feels
when you lay your head
against my chest.
you hate your body,
your stomach, in particular
for a loss of gravity
and i love how smooth it is, love
the way you look with your
shirt off and your
arms up and your eyes
on mine
so forgive your past, you were young and hungry
(in literal and figurative senses).
you hate your
stretchmarks and how they
show a map of every pound you gained
(and lost).
but i think they're
no worse than the ones i have
from battles where i pitted myself
against myself.
and i admire the deep one
curved over your right hipbone
because it's the one
you hate the most
and i love how my lips feel
against it.
you hate your face. you say
that you're crooked,
and you hold your head to the side
to balance things out.
you hate the proud roman arch of your nose,
although i take time
every day
to follow the curve with my lips.
and maybe
i don't understand because
i'm an artist
and i see past asymmetry into
the heart of anything,
but the way i see it
is that nothing in nature is perfect
and that we're all
tilted to one angle anyway.
besides,
you're a libra.
nothing's ever perfectly balanced to you.
you are beautiful
the way you are. i'm worshiping at your fingertips.
i wish you could see you the way i see you
(sleeping your face close to mine
laughing at my judgments
dancing with me in the kitchen around the cat bowl)
but i vow to spend every day of my life
convincing you that you're amazing
because i care that much and
i want you
to just
relax.
Author notes
this isn't my usual style BUTTTT you can blame my libra for complaining about himself so often.
you are my everything, i gave up the world and all its temptations to have you and i'd give it back again to save you
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What a beautiful entry in this contest! You did a wonderful job on it!!
Best of luck to you in this contest!
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Very good write
Penned to keep the reader held fast and knowing we all have our little dislikes yet those who loves us see us in a different light
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i wish i could meet this guy because your imagery about him is breath taking! yes it is not your usual style, but i think that it suits the poem more because it is more structured and balanced. great write!
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wow. i dont even have to see him, but the way you wrote him to be proves that he is absolutely gorgeous. this set a tiny fire in my heart. it's beautiful. and he's beautiful. and if he doesn't see it after reading this, then he's ridiculous! lol. gahh. i love this!!!
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