I leave the light on this time Let it fall across the bed The mirror doesn’t scare me The way it always did I stand there for a moment Breathing in too slow Like I’m about to touch something I don’t quite know My fingers trace my collarbone Down the center of my chest Every place I used to hide Feels different when it’s pressed The heat beneath my palm The quiet in my hips I didn’t know my own skin Could answer back like this There’s a pulse I never listened to A language underneath It’s saying something wordless Through my teeth I’m learning my body Slow as the night Every breath getting heavier Every nerve alight I’m learning my body Where it opens, where it stays How the smallest movement Can undo me in waves No one watching No one near Just the sound Of me here I’m learning my body Not careful, not shy Letting the feeling Climb Stay Right there
