See Me

See me,

See my curves and my rolls,

See my voluptuous self,

See my soft spots

and jagged edges

points and lines

wide hips,

round belly

knobby knees.

See my scars,

my stretch marks,

lines where I grew,

so i am more now 

than I was.

Hold my hand,

link your arm in mine.

let us march forward together.

different, but the same.

united in purpose,

we wade

into the water,

into the surf,

it will pull us,

try to push us down,

drag us out.

but we will not be dragged by that undermining current,

we will save each other,

when you are weak,

i will be strong.

help me when I'm weak,

hold on to me tight,

so I don't get swept away.