welness journey
What do you see? Had I lost weight? Or worn out? I always loved the way I am Yet the unwavering struggle between self-esteem, Eating habits and my weight gain! What instigated this ambivalence? The idea of so called "Beauty Standards" The pressure that the society laid me with this very idea Was not so direct. It started from the very comfort place - Home Denial of certain dresses Pointing out that am fat People used to point out At the quantity I eat is the reason why I am fat Some even persuaded me with the appeal of fear That I'd be even more obese when I become a mother Since I am from that kind of genetics. I don't say am not open to criticism Yet few people are even unaware That they are body shaming And being body shamed. The stress it lays Pulls them to predicament I've lost nearly __kg. Unlike influencers or others, I won't say it all happened in a blink of an eye. My body took its own time. In fact, the process had many phases. In each...