Green Dot

by Madeleine Gray

And I just knew that if I did enough, put in enough energy, waited long enough, was understanding enough, kind enough, funny enough, horny enough, accommodating enough, I could have him.

My body is strong and it has curves and I used to feel repulsed by it. I used to feel that my flesh enshrouded me, that it obscured my essence. But I am beginning to accept that I am my flesh, and that when there is more of it, there is more of me. I like my hips, I like the way they sway. I like what they can do.