I see you – so much more of you

As the heat rises, the layers decrease

I used to feel ashamed I didn’t look like her

Carefree, I thought she was, dancing in her two-piece.

But then I looked at you again

I thought about the children you birthed

The friends you hugged through joy and tears

The cookies you shaped just the way Grandma taught me.

I remembered all the sicknesses you healed from

The cuts and scrapes you mended

The years you bore up under my relentless accusations.

And then it dawned on me

Like the summer sunrise in all its glory

You are so much more than the tiny clothes I try to fit you in.

You are glorious.  You are miraculous.  You are a life-giver.

You shine with beauty from the depths of my soul.

You erupt with laughter.

You shake with tears.

You carry me through the peaks and valleys of the years.

You offer all you are to love those around you, me included.

I’m listening now – I hear you saying what you need, and I trust you.

You remind me you are here for me

To help me live this life to the fullest and best that I can

To remind me to be grateful to the one who made you

And to see the glory in every body surrounding me.

I see you – so much more of you.

And I am in awe.

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