September 13, 2006

  • Gaia

    I read GoJake’s blog today and found myself inspired by her sharing of her body issues.  I think too often, women especially are taught that they need to hate their bodies instead of reveling in their inherent beauty.  We are taught that there is a mold we are to fit.  Skinny girls are told they need to have larger breasts.  Thick girls are told that they can’t be happy until they are thin.  All too often, the world as a whole buys that hype.

    This poem is in praise of my body.  From now on, I will love it and use it in any way I can.  I will not feel ugly because I am not built like a 12 year old boy.  I will not look with disdain at the parts that are lumpy.  I will revel in its beauty and utter uniqueness.  I will treat it like the creation and wonder that it is.  I will see it as another expression of the Goddess.

    Just Now a Mirror Lies

     

    I paused before the glass naked

    and celebrated this moment in the presence

    of Gaia, the earth mother.

    Her breasts hung before me

    and I picked them up like ripe pears

    feeling their meaty weight in my hands.

    Her round full belly hung like a path

    leading to the gate of the universe.

    Her hand cupped the vagina like

    a teasing Venus in repose.

    Her feet were planted in the earth

    and the roots reached into the

    ground, wrapping themselves around

    the crystal at the world’s center.

    Her legs were Solomon’s dream,

    thick like the cedars of Lebanon,

    muscled and round with hips

    that could birth a mighty nation.

    This was the Goddess and she was me.

     

Comments (19)

  • Brava Jan! Well done! That is a great lesson to all of us. I know I need the reminder that I need to quit dwelling on the thicker parts and remember that though they may be thick, they work perfectly well. :)  

    Glad your back!

  • Well said and nicely written. We’re in a society that is loathe to let us accept ourselves as we are, which is good and whole.

  • I like your attitude and  the way you expressed it, you are absolutely correct

    Chris

  • hey–thanks for stopping by my site, and dropping a comment.  (:

  • Lovely poem-we should all be happy with our bodies, rather than live up to preposterous examples!!

  • Great piece! And now you have inspired me!

  • that’s opne hell of a poem!

  • Yea, I was raised Catholic and I guess I still am, I go to church every sunday. I feel my faith is strong enough where Science and technological advances don’t threaten what I believe

  • Do you mean the song that was playing or what I wrote? I put a few words from the song with the picture ,that’s why they were in quotation marks. The rest below was mine, I quite often write untitled. If it was the song that was playing , that combination “Good Morning Girl / Stay A While” was released and saw considerable air play from the album entitled “Departure” which was released in 1980. It was also the last album released by Journey with Greg Rolie on keyboards. He was replaced by Jonathan Cain.

    Chris

  • Glad my post was of some encouragement to you.  For all its failings, medical science has progressed a great deal (except for costs, of course :) in this area.  Tnak you for your nice comment.

  • Beautiful. I’m still working on this issue too… not looking for a “cure” anymore… just taking it day by day.

    ryc: Thanks for your comment. Is there a certain doll that you collect?

  • Hurrah for you and what a poem!As for “I will not feel ugly because I am not built like a 12 year old boy” made me laugh because it was written/said so openly and full of truth with the slight touch of humor. Loved it.

  • You have some Venezuelan blood?!

  • Thanks for visiting my site and I have 2 great male cats that are my babies. I had to take Bailey to the vet today for an abcess on his cheek and now he is home and on antibiotics. A while back they had a hellashish fight in the middle of the night and it was the first fight they have had. They are indoor cats. I should have had their claws trimmed then, but I waited and they fought…thus abcess. The other cat is named BeBe. He goes in Mon.to have his trimmed as well. Anyway nice to meet you and I am going to sub. That was a strong poem and your closure letter was so nicely written. Have a great day.

  • Nicely done.
    There is something to be said for being comfortable in our own skin…

  • Glad you came by–you are an interesting mix!

  • Nice poem. YAY for you!
    The media has totally messed up the popular opinion of the human body. Other cultures don’t share the same view.

    Thanks for the comment. I’ve always liked Jackson Brown. These Days has been one of my favorite songs for many years.

  • The quaker parrot belongs to my friend, The Enchantress. He is very sweet and fun to play with.
    Thanks for the comment.
    I hope you are having a lovely day!

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