#139 The Floating Head

(If I had OWNED my body, I would have climbed trees and played baseball; I would have worn nice clothes and learned to dance. I would have taken care of my body instead of neglecting and injuring it. Maybe I would have had pleasure, found love and joy, if only I had OWNED my body.) Rylee

#138 The Same-Body

This is the SAME body
 it bears all the SCARS and the SCARES

The very same body
that was bruised and blistered

It is the very same body
that was poked and prodded by others

It is the same body
that suffered indignities and humiliations

It carries me from place to place,
performs tasks and creates art

But it doesn’t feel like it belongs to me
because
I refused to belong to it.