Hello Friends,
This poem came to my attention when a woman on Instagram posted it graffitied on a bathroom stall. There are few compliments higher than having your poem graffitied, so I figured it was one worth sharing with you.
Enjoy.
Ællen
This poem came to my attention when a woman on Instagram posted it graffitied on a bathroom stall. There are few compliments higher than having your poem graffitied, so I figured it was one worth sharing with you.
Enjoy.
Ællen
Robyn Hood
Imagine if we took back our diets,
our grand delusions, the time spent
thinking about the curve of our form.
Imagine if we took back every time we
called attention to one or the other: her
body, our body, the bad shape of things.
Imagine the minutes that would stretch
into hours. Day after day stolen back like
a thief.
Imagine the power of loose arms and
assurance. The years welcomed home
in a soft, cotton dress.
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Imagine if we took back our diets,
our grand delusions, the time spent
thinking about the curve of our form.
Imagine if we took back every time we
called attention to one or the other: her
body, our body, the bad shape of things.
Imagine the minutes that would stretch
into hours. Day after day stolen back like
a thief.
Imagine the power of loose arms and
assurance. The years welcomed home
in a soft, cotton dress.
■
“Robyn Hood” appears in poet Kate Baer’s 2020 collection What Kind of Woman.