we got it grand

i love being a lady

i love that we get to pretend we’re taller than we really are with a bold pair of heels

‘love candy colored lips and tight dresses that show off our curves

i love having curves

curves that demand attention and respect when spotted sauntering into a room

i love figuring out the tricks that make them sweat

a bare shoulder slipping out of its cloth container

a pale nape of the neck teasing its viewer

the perfect sway of a hip

i love making love

i love that we get to say no

‘love seeing the look on his face when i say yes

i love saying yes

to dancing in the street like everyone’s watching

my body move and it responding like

yes watch me love the skin that i’m in

cuz it’s mine and it’s the only thing i’m ever gonna get that i know i got til the day i die 

i love finding beauty in everyday happenings just cuz i can

‘love feeling like a nymph when swimming bare in the dead of night

silhouetted by the shadow of a moon

i love feeling overwhelmed by emotions

and thoughts

and overanalyzing every last detail

cuz life’s never boring enough to accept at face value

i love crying

‘love pouring out liquid sadness onto another’s shoulder

and not feeling weak for needing that shoulder

i love being artsy

and taking long showers, hot bubble baths

scented candles burning in the background

i love yoga and rain and hot tea with honey and going barefoot

and the ability to bear children

and holding hands with boys and girls alike without worrying about

what other people think

i love 5 days of a red reason to eat chocolate, be moody and not once look in the mirror

but i love accidentally catching my reflection

and mistaking that girl in the shine of that window as a friend of mine

cuz ladies

no matter the heartbreak, negativity, self-consciousness and tears,

you always got your curves to keep you company

and the moment you see your best girlfriend in your reflection

baby, you know you got it grand