lumpy bits

As my consciousness is rising
my flesh is falling
and I have lumpy bits
here and there.
I know this comes as no surprise to you
and I've long suspected
there might be a little cellulite
to be found on your thighs too!
Fortunately my idea of
perfection has altered considerably
and I no longer care
about those chunks too much!
Or about how capable you are or aren't
how together you are or aren't.
I just like to see you
and be seen by you.
I'm courageous enough to
be soft now
and shameless enough to
uncover myself to you
and know that if you giggle at me
my life will hardly cease!
We all have lumpy bits!
So what!
Let's frollick naked in the field anyway
with unbridled happiness
to be alive and together.



Beth McCarthy Marks
1992