Ranen Saleh

apologize to your body, 

your disgust, disgusts me, 

your vessel carries your soul 

 

your thoughts 

your creativity 

your laughter 

your tears 

 

and you can not even look at your body, 

without judgemental eyes 

i know it was not always like this 

 

you were conditioned to compare your size 

to stare with the male gaze 

in ways that are so unfair 

 

it makes me want to throw up.